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West Bengal election results Live news: Early leads show close contest between BJP and TMC
Counting of votes have started at 8 am. Of the state s 294 assembly constituencies, the most keenly watched is Nandigram in Purba Medinipur district where Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee is contesting against her protege-turned-adversary Suvendu Adhikari of the BJP.
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ABP: TMC ahead in 133, BJP in 109 and Cong-Left ahead in 6
Times Now: TMC+ leading in 117 seats, BJP+ in 109 seats, Left-Congress in 2 seats
NDTV: TMC ahead in 116 and BJP in 109, Left-Congress is 3
NW18: TMC ahead in 112, BJP in 85, Left-Congress in 0
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West Bengal elections 2021 Live news: Final phase polling underway
35 assembly constituencies are voting in the eighth and final phase of Bengal elections. 11 assembly constituencies each are in Murshidabad and Birbhum districts, 6 in Malda and 7 in Kolkata vote today. Exit polls projections will be out today evening.
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EVM glitch delays voting
Voting began with a half an hour delay due to a glitch in the EVM, at polling booth number 188 in Birbhum. (ANI)
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Never voted so peacefully : Mithun Chakraborty
Actor and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty casts his vote at a polling station in Kashipur-Belgachia, North Kolkata. Says, I had never voted so peacefully ever before.
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West Bengal Election LIVE: Long early queues at many places in sixth phase polling
Voting is underway in 43 constituencies spread across four districts. The Matua factor, closure of jute mills, rising unemployment and agrarian distress are some of the crucial factors that will affect polling.
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Mukul Roy among early voters
BJP national vice president Mukul Roy casts his vote at a booth in Kanchrapara of North 24 Parganas district.(ANI)
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People voting for change, says BJP candidate
BJP candidate from Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur, Krishna Kalyani cast his vote at a booth. You can see the queues, it shows that this time voting will be for change, development, he said.(ANI)
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Economic Times | 16 Apr, 2021 | 08.45AM IST
West Bengal Elections 2021 Live News: Election Commission bans BJP chief Dilip Ghosh for 24 hours over his remarks on the Sitalkuchi firing incident
Four people were killed in a firing incident by CISF personnel in the Sitalkuchi Assembly seat during the fourth phase of polls in West Bengal on Saturday. Officials had said the jawans opened fire after they came under attack from locals.
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7 Hong Kong democracy leaders to be sentenced amid crackdown
They were found guilty earlier this month of organizing and participating in a massive protest in August 2019, where an estimated 1.7 million people marched in opposition to a bill that would have allowed suspects to be extradited to mainland China for trial. The seven are expected to submit pleas for more lenient punishment before sentencing is handed down. They face up to five years in prison.
Economic Times | 15 Apr, 2021 | 09.34AM IST
West Bengal Elections 2021 Live News: Trinamool Congress delegation meets Election Commission to complain against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amit Shah
Party leader Kalyan Banerjee further informed that the PM had made a speech on April 10, where he called Mamata a goonda and referred to her followers as thugs as well, which constituted as another violation of the MCC.
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Erosion of democracy is a very real problem in many parts of the world: CIA chief
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director addressed members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on the worldwide threat assessment of the US on Wednesday.