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BJP campaigns for West Bengal elections

Bengal elections | BJP lists 111 faces more, includes star power, former Union minister

19 March 2026 6:43 PM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to protest against SIR

TMC packs a punch with new faces, ticket reshuffle, and social coalition boost

17 March 2026 9:02 PM IST

Bangladesh unrest casts long shadow on 2026 West Bengal polls

TMC under pressure as welfare politics meets voter frustration in Bengal

17 March 2026 8:09 PM IST

EC announces 2026 Assembly election schedule

EC releases 2-phase Bengal poll even as over 60 lakh voters' fate remains unknown

15 March 2026 9:00 PM IST

West Bengal schools disrupted as central forces occupy classrooms ahead of elections

West Bengal schools disrupted as central forces occupy classrooms ahead of elections

12 March 2026 9:22 PM IST

Mamata to roll out SOP as Iran conflict hits Bengal’s fuel, LPG supplies

Mamata to roll out SOP as Iran conflict hits Bengal’s fuel, LPG supplies

12 March 2026 12:54 PM IST

RN Ravi refutes DMK charges on pending bills

Is West Bengal heading for President’s Rule? Big buzz after Governor rejig

6 March 2026 4:19 PM IST

Bengal Guv Ananda Boses abrupt exit after enrolling as Bengal voter baffles many

Bengal Guv Ananda Bose's abrupt exit after enrolling as Bengal voter baffles many

5 March 2026 10:00 PM IST

TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee

Kudmi test continues for TMC in Jangalmahal; will new outreach work?

5 March 2026 6:30 AM IST

Calcutta HC, Kolkata rape-murder, RG Kar

Bengal SIR: Voter roll scrutiny strains judiciary amid rising vacancies

2 March 2026 2:47 PM IST

Menaka Guruswamy

Menaka Guruswamy’s RS nomination: What's behind TMC move ahead of Bengal polls?

28 Feb 2026 5:06 PM IST

armed police forces deployment

In rare move, EC deploys central forces in Bengal even before poll date announcement

28 Feb 2026 1:22 PM IST

BJP recalibrates Bengal campaign with youth outreach, professional meets and yatras

BJP recalibrates Bengal campaign with youth outreach, professional meets and yatras

24 Feb 2026 3:47 PM IST

Mukul Roy obit: Chanakya of Bengal politics, a Test cricket connoisseur

Mukul Roy obit: 'Chanakya of Bengal politics', a Test cricket connoisseur

23 Feb 2026 12:33 PM IST

BJP’s ethnic strategy in North Bengal falters ahead of Assembly elections

BJP’s ethnic strategy in North Bengal falters ahead of Assembly elections

21 Feb 2026 6:30 AM IST

RG Kar protest

How tepid R G Kar rape-murder probe is paralysing hospital's key services

19 Feb 2026 7:11 PM IST

Banglar Yuva Sathi scheme

Bengal’s job crisis exposed? Queues for Yuva Sathi, anger outside Bikash Bhavan

18 Feb 2026 4:00 PM IST

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and CEC Gyanesh Kumar

West Bengal SIR row escalates as EC summons Chief Secretary to New Delhi

13 Feb 2026 6:53 PM IST

Bengal: BJP deploys external aides to plug grassroots gaps ahead of 2026 polls

West Bengal elections: BJP deploys external aides, private agencies to plug grassroots gaps

13 Feb 2026 2:45 PM IST

Bengal police operation to arrest forgery suspect in Mahua Moitra case halted in Noida

Bengal police allege political interference in UP over Mahua Moitra 'fake' chat case

11 Feb 2026 2:58 PM IST

Why in West Bengal, govt-recognised madrasas aren’t the isolated religious hubs as portrayed by BJP

Why in West Bengal, govt-recognised madrasas aren’t the isolated religious hubs as portrayed by BJP

10 Feb 2026 7:11 PM IST

Mamata scores brownie points before polls by taking on EC over SIR in apex court

Mamata scores brownie points before polls by taking on EC over SIR in apex court

4 Feb 2026 6:11 PM IST

India steps up rare earth push to cut China reliance, hurdles loom

India’s rare earth push targets China reliance, but scale, capacity pose challenges

4 Feb 2026 2:33 PM IST

Manipur chief minister Y Khemchand Singh

Who is Y Khemchand Singh, set to be Manipur CM? He has a taekwondo feat too!

3 Feb 2026 8:33 PM IST

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee in New Delhi

In Delhi SIR protest, Mamata calls CEC ‘great liar’, says ‘fate will be like Dhankhar’s’

2 Feb 2026 7:15 PM IST

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee

Repackaged Budget sops for Bengal irk state players: 'Humpty Dumpty Budget'

1 Feb 2026 2:53 PM IST

Mamata looks to up SIR ante for bigger national footprint

Mamata looks to up SIR ante for bigger national footprint

29 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST

BJP, Delhi assembly polls, rebellion

Is BJP eyeing power in Mizoram through poaching politics? 'Will soon become Ram-Ram'

28 Jan 2026 4:00 PM IST

Muslim voters in flux ahead of 2026 Bengal polls as SIR fuels fear

Muslim voters in flux ahead of 2026 Bengal polls as SIR fuels fear

27 Jan 2026 10:44 AM IST

SIR and Election Commission

Bengal SIR on the boil as EC seeks criminal case against TMC MLA over vandalism

22 Jan 2026 8:15 PM IST