Election News

BJP star campaigner Mithun Chakraborty holds a road show in support of BJP candidate Hiran Chatterjee in Kharagpur today (March 30).  

 Former Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya termed the land movement in Nandigram as a 'crooked screenplay'. He also criticized Trinamool and BJP on various issues.  

PM Modi is on his campaign trail for the upcoming Assembly polls. He is also scheduled to address election rallies in poll-bound Tamil Nadu and Puducherry later in the day.

On the last of campaigning, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee held a padyatra (footmarch) on Tuesday (March 30) in Bhagabeda in Nandigram.  

BJP candidate Rinku Naskar was obstructed by the police while campaigning in Panchsair of Jadavpur assembly constituency.

Union minister Babul Supriyo has sparked controversy by allegedly slapping a man inside a BJP party office in Kolkata.  

The first round of assembly elections has just ended. There are still seven phases left. The second phase will be on April 1. But the BJP can't wait any longer. However, the party could not yet decide who will be the chief minister if the BJP comes to power. Meanwhile, Suvendu Adhikari claimed that he and Dilip Ghosh would run the government if the BJP comes to power in the state.   

The Trinamool Congress on Monday (March 29) lodged a complaint with the Election Commission, alleging that BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari is bringing up criminals in West Bengal from outside and keeping them in different hotels and guest houses.  

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The Court also warned the state government saying it can't use the free rice scheme for campaigning.