Reality check: Nearly one-third of BJP MLAs in Bengal defected from other parties
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Kolkata, May 7 : The Bharatiya Janata Party won 77 of the 292 seats in the recently concluded Assembly elections in West Bengal, way below the expectations of the party that was eying to wrest power from the ruling Trinamool Congress in the state.
But there is more that might bother the saffron brigade, which used all its resources in the run-up to the high-octane elections in its bid to breach the Trinamool citadel in Bengal.
West Bengal Assembly elections | Protests, violence continue to rock BJP
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Workers went ire in several constituencies over tickets being given to new faces
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Activists participate in a protest against alleged sloganeering by BJP workers inside the iconic Indian Coffee House in Kolkata on Tuesday.
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Workers went ire in several constituencies over tickets being given to new faces
For the second consecutive day protests rocked the West Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as hundreds of party workers took to the streets across the State, protesting against nomination of candidates for the third and fourth phase of the eight-phase Assembly elections.
EC moves Calcutta HC bench against its order on TMC candidate Ujjwal Kumar ANI | Updated: Mar 12, 2021 13:43 IST
New Delhi [India], March 12 (ANI): The Election Commission has moved the Divison bench of Calcutta High Court against its yesterday s order staying the rejection of the nomination of TMC candidate from Joypur Assembly, Ujjwal Kumar.
The matter is likely to be heard at 2 pm today.
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday passed an order to set aside the Election Commission s rejection of Trinamool Congress candidate Ujjwal Kumar from Joypur assembly seat and permitted him to contest the polls based on nomination papers submitted by him.
Representative Image ANI | Updated: Mar 11, 2021 14:00 IST
Purulia (West Bengal) [India], March 11 (ANI): The Election Commission on Thursday rejected the nomination of Trinamool Congress candidate Ujjwal Kumar from Joypur Assembly seat.
BJP candidate Narhari Mahato is in the fray in Joypur. She is a former Forward Bloc MP who recently joined tje BJP.
Elections to 294-member West Bengal Assembly will be held in eight phases starting from March 27 with the final round of voting taking place on April 29. The counting of votes will take place on May 2.
West Bengal is likely to witness a triangular contest this time with TMC, Congress-Left alliance and the BJP in the fray.
The Election Commission on Thursday rejected the nomination of Trinamool Congress candidate Ujjwal Kumar from Joypur Assembly seat. BJP candidate Narhari Mahato is in the fray in Joypur. She is a former Forward Bloc MP who recently joined tje BJP. Elections to 294-member West Bengal Assembly will be held in eight phases starting from March 27 with the final round of voting taking place on April 29. The counting of votes will take place on May 2.
West Bengal is likely to witness a triangular contest this time with TMC, Congress-Left alliance and the BJP in the fray.While Mamata Banerjee is seeking her third consecutive term, BJP has set a target of winning 200 seats in the 294-member state Assembly. Congress and the Left have stitched the alliance for the polls and had already finalised the seat-sharing agreement. They are also in touch with the Indian Secular Front (ISF), recently floated by influential minority leader Abbas Siddique.