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Topic: BJP West Bengal

Kolkata rape-murder: Mamata says BJP trying to defame Bengal over 12-hour bandh call

The Bengal CM defended police action on the BJP-supported march to the state secretariat Tuesday, adding the rapist would be rightfully punished.

BJP’s Priyangu Pandey accuses TMC workers, Kolkata police of ‘throwing bombs, firing’ on his vehicle

Pandey claims his vehicle was attacked by a mob, describing the incident as a 'joint conspiracy' to murder him. Meanwhile, the TMC has accused the BJP of trying to create anarchy in Bengal.

With loss of assembly bypolls to TMC, BJP’s electoral fortunes in Bengal continue to dwindle

TMC wrested Raiganj, Bagda and Ranaghat Dakshin seats from BJP, while retaining Maniktala in assembly bypolls held on 10 July. Mamata Banerjee hailed it as ‘victory of the people’.

Changed seat, short campaign & ‘anti-BJP’ mood — ex-MP Dilip Ghosh lists reasons for Medinipur loss

Ex-Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh was fielded from Bardhaman-Durgapur instead of his seat Medinipur and lost Lok Sabha polls to TMC's Kirti Azad. This was Ghosh’s first poll defeat.

If TMC slips by even one seat in 2024, Mamata Banerjee’s 2026 shot becomes that much harder

BJP has successfully executed 'Operation Lotus' in Goa, Maharashtra, and Karnataka. Mamata Banerjee must repair internal friction and fight harder to prevent this fate for TMC.

Prominent Hindu speaker who chose monk life at 17 — Kartik Maharaj in eye of BJP-TMC political storm

While addressing a rally, CM Mamata Banerjee had made remarks against Hindu organisations, including Kartik Maharaj's Bharat Sevashram Sangha, sparking political row in West Bengal.

Sandeshkhali ‘Agnikanya’ Rekha Patra is BJP’s Basirhat trump card — ‘for a housewife, politics is easy’

Rekha Patra was at the frontlines of the women’s protest against TMC’s Shahjahan Sheikh in Sandeshkhali, which comes under the Muslim-dominated Basirhat Lok Sabha constituency.

Mamata’s Hindu card, Modi’s jibe & a hospital — polarisation & deprivation in north Bengal battle

Even as BJP aims to pull off a repeat of its 2019 sweep of North Bengal, TMC is on an offensive to claim Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar, Raiganj, Balurghat, and Darjeeling seats.

BJP shouldn’t fight BJP in West Bengal. And repeat 2021 mistakes in 2024

The BJP workers and leaders got disheartened in 2021 after being forced to work for ex-TMC leaders in their party—their sworn enemies. This even led to violent protests.

Bhojpuri actor Pawan Singh, BJP’s pick for Asansol, quits LS race after backlash over songs 

The actor was one of 20 names the BJP announced from West Bengal Saturday. But his candidature faced backlash not only from rivals but also from within the party.

On Camera

Countdown to 2027 has begun. India must pick strategic alliance with US, balance with old friendships

India must dedicate its efforts to solidify Quad as a serious security alliance and signal to the world that it values its values-based relationship with US above transactional ties.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

All about Major Bob Khathing, whose daring expedition & diplomatic parleys secured Tawang for India

The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.