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.