May 2, 2021 - Day when West Bengal assembly election results were declared. The Trinamool Congress (TMC) had swept the assembly polls with 213 of the 292 seats, while the main rival Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) bagged 77 seats. The Khela did happen for Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. It was one woman against a battalion of top leaders, well literally. Mamata Banerjee and the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre have always shared a sweet-and-sour (more of a sour) equation. While the CM has
Saikia says Sarma allegedly violated the model code of conduct by offering government house construction assistance to voters in election rallies, among other things.
Long-time BJP leader and MLA from Tripura's Surma constituency, Ashis Das, on Tuesday had his head tonsured for what he claimed was "penance for the misdeeds" of the BJP-led government in the state.