Manipur Governor La. Ganesan has been given additional charge of West Bengal governor after Jagdeep Dhankar resigned. President Ram Nath Kovind accepted the resignation of Jagdeep Dhankhar as Governor of West Bengal.
Two senior West Bengal ministers of Mamata Banerjee's cabinet and a key leader of ruling Trinamool Congress, who were arrested earlier today in a five-year-old case relating to a sting operation on bribery, were granted bail by a special court in Kolkata.
With a superb victory in the just concluded Assembly elections, Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee was sworn-in as West Bengal chief minister for
: Tuesday, May 4, 2021, 11:15 AM IST
As TMC preps to form Bengal govt, BJP and Left parties flag violent attacks - What s happening in West Bengal?
BJP office in Asansol was allegedly vandalised by Trinamool Congress workers on Monday
A COVID-19 induced lockdown and the conclusion of a long-fought poll battle has failed to halt political upheaval and violence in West Bengal. While Sunday saw the Trinamool Congress emerge victorious for a third time (213 seats), the reports that followed have been rather problematic. On Monday, the Home Ministry called for a report from the Bengal government on the post election violence targeting opposition political workers in the state , even as the BJP indicated that it would hold a nationwide dharna on May 5 against the same.