With target of 200, BJP displayed audacity of ambition: Malviya
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Amit Malviya. (Photo: Twitter/@malviyamit). Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, May 3 : As the BJP could not achieve its goal of 200 seats in West Bengal Assembly election, party's National IT head Amit Malviya on Monday came out with clarification, saying the target displayed "audacity of ambition" and it gave the electorate confidence that drove the party to do more.
Malviya termed the BJP's move in West Bengal Assembly elections a "good start" despite the saffron party could not achieve its target of 200 seats in the Trinamool Congress (TMC) ruled state.
In a major development, the Trinamool Congress on Sunday approached state Chief Electoral Officer Ariz Aftab demanding recounting of votes in Nandigram after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lost from there against her one-time aide and BJP ...
On Sunday evening, a Trinamool delegation led by its Rajya Sabha MP Derek O' Brien, former Mayor Firhad Hakim, MP Kalyan Banerjee and Atin Ghosh met CEO Ariz Aftab and submitted a letter demanding recounting of votes. In t
On Sunday evening, a Trinamool delegation led by its Rajya Sabha MP Derek O' Brien, former Mayor Firhad Hakim, MP Kalyan Banerjee and Atin Ghosh met CEO Ariz Aftab and submitted a letter demanding recounting of votes. In t
Trinamool Congress on Sunday approached state Chief Electoral Officer Ariz Aftab demanding recounting of votes in Nandigram after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lost from there against her one-time aide and BJP candidate Suvendu Adhkari in the ‘battle of prestige'.
Trinamool asked the Election Commission to clear the voting phases
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The Trinamool Congress has called for a merger of the last three voting phases.
Kolkata:
The Trinamool Congress, which was seeking merger in the last three phases of the assembly elections, on Tuesday delivered a letter to Chief Electoral Officer Ariz Aftab, urging him to consider the party’s request amid a steep rise in COVID-19 cases. was done.
Chief Minister and party supremo Mamata Banerjee, during her rallies on Monday, implied the Election Commission to revisit her decision to stick to the original election schedule.
The letter in the adjudication of Trinamool Congress leaders Derek O’Brien, Sukendu Sekhar Roy, Pratima Mondol and Purnendu Bose highlighted the High Court order directing the Chief Electoral Officer to stare in our face “deadly” Take immediate measures to prevent “disaster”. “And added that” there will be no prejudice if the three steps are put into one “.
North 24 Parganas (West Bengal) [India], April 19 (ANI): Chaos ensued in the Panihati assembly of North 24 Parganas district, a day after the fifth phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections concluded, when unknown miscreants hurled bombs near a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) camp office on Sunday.
BJP, Trinamool spar over Mamata's purported audio clip
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Kolkata: All India Trinamool Congress Suprimo and State Chief minister Mamata Banerjee at a public meeting during election campaign at Palta in North 24 parganas On Friday, 16th April,2021. (Photo:IANS). Image Source: IANS News
Kolkata, April 17 : On the day of the fifth phase of Assembly elections in West Bengal, a purported audio clip of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee released by the IT cell of the BJP triggered a major war of words with both the Trinamool Congress and the saffron party appealing to the Election Commission to take action against the other.
West Bengal Elections 2021: 78 % voter turnout in fifth phase, EC says polling peaceful
The polling was held in six districts - Jalpaiguri, Kalimpong, Darjeeling, Nadia, North 24 Parganas and Purba Bardhaman. (Image source: ANI)
Updated: Apr 17, 2021, 09:00 PM IST
West Bengal saw 78.36 % voter turnout till 6.30 pm in the fifth phase of the assembly election on Saturday (April 17). Chief Electoral Officer Ariz Aftab said that the polling "was held peacefully" in 15,789 polling stations spread across 45 assembly constituencies.
The polling was held in six districts - Jalpaiguri, Kalimpong, Darjeeling, Nadia, North 24 Parganas and Purba Bardhaman. Jalpaiguri recorded the highest turnout with 81.71 per cent, while Purba Bardhaman and Nadia registered 81.67 per cent and 81.50 per cent.
Mamata blames 'outsider' goons for COVID-19 spread in Bengal ANI | Updated: Apr 17, 2021 21:36 IST
Purba Bardhaman (West Bengal) [India], April 17 (ANI): West BengalChief MinisterMamata Banerjee on Saturday blamed 'bohiragoto' (outsiders) goons for spreading COVID-19 in the state, adding that people from outside will now require an RT-PCR test to enter the state.
Speaking at a public gathering in Galsi, Banerjee said: "The Centre promised to deliver vaccines to all mothers and sisters but it still has not given. There are around 10,000 people, such 'bohiragoto' goons from outside the state are residing in the state, a maximum of whom have brought COVID-19 here. They are spreading the virus in Bengal."