West Bengal elections Live news: Long queues seen, clashes at a couple of places
Long queues were seen outside many booths in the fourth phase of polling which is underway in West Bengal. 44 assembly segments across five districts, including two in north Bengal and three in south Bengal are voting. Union minister Babul Supriyo, senior state minister Partha Chatterjee and Public Works Department a .Long queues were seen outside many booths in the fourth phase of polling which is underway in West Bengal. 44 assembly segments across five districts, including two in north Bengal and three in south Bengal are voting. Union minister Babul Supriyo, senior state minister Partha Chatterjee and Public Works Department and Sports Minister Aroop Biswas are in the fray. Minister for North Bengal Development Rabindranath Ghosh is in the fray from Natabari . Minister Arup Roy from Howrah Madhya.Read MoreRead Less
West Bengal Assembly polls fourth phase live updates | Miscreants open fire at voters queue in Cooch Behar, one killed
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April 10, 2021 09:17 IST
The Election Commission has deployed 793 companies of central armed security forces for the fourth phase. This is the highest-ever deployment in the ongoing polls in the State.
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Polling officials check EVMs and other materials at a distribution centre, on the eve of fourth phase of West Bengal Assembly polls, in Kolkata on April 9, 2021. | Photo Credit:
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The Election Commission has deployed 793 companies of central armed security forces for the fourth phase. This is the highest-ever deployment in the ongoing polls in the State.
4 Bengal ministers skip Mamata s cabinet meet days after Suvendu moves to BJP
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Published: Tuesday, December 22, 2020, 23:24 [IST]
Kolkata, Dec 22: In more trouble for Mamata Banerjee, four ministers of the West Bengal government skipped cabinet meeting on Tuesday at the state secretariat.
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Though Tourism Minister Gautam Deb, Minister for Fisheries Chandranath Sinha and Minister for North Bengal Development Rabindranath Ghosh cited genuine reasons, the absence of Minister for Forests, Rajib Banerjee seems politically significant as there are strong speculations that he might quit the TMC.
The development is important as the TMC in West Bengal was jolted with a spate of its leaders joining the BJP on a day when Amit Shah visited the state.
Two of the ministers have not attended any Cabinet meeting since the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic. Four ministers skip Mamata Banerjee s Cabinet meet | Photo Credit: PTI
Kolkata: Four West Bengal ministers, on Tuesday, skipped Mamata Banerjee s cabinet meeting, triggering speculations about the rising dissent within the Trinamool Congress (TMC). The four leaders - Tourism Minister Gautam Deb, Minister for North Bengal Development Rabindranath Ghosh, Minister for Fisheries Chandranath Sinha and Minister for Forests, Rajib Banerjee - were absent for the meeting chaired by Banerjee.
The development comes days after Cabinet Minister Suvendu Adhikari resigned from the TMC and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).