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Friday, September 5, 2025
TopicWest Bengal assembly elections

Topic: West Bengal assembly elections

Why the 2021 Bengal polls will see a tough fight between formidable Mamata Banerjee & BJP

In episode 643 of #CuttheClutter, Shekhar Gupta says the reason why Narendra Modi and Amit Shah have been targeting Bengal is because they want a big footprint in the east.

Trinamool crisis deepens as 2 more leaders quit after Suvendu, flurry of resignations likely

Amit Shah's Friday rally in Midnapore will see more resignations from Trinamool Congress as many senior leaders are set to join BJP, a top party leader said.

Trinamool won’t get even 100 seats in 2021 assembly polls, Bengal BJP leader Mukul Roy says

Speaking to BJP workers, Mukul Roy asked them to convince those who were staying away from the party 'due to misunderstanding' to return to its fold.

Mamata Banerjee synonymous with intolerance, says BJP president Jagat Prakash Nadda

During his two-day visit to West Bengal, Nadda criticised the 'dynastic politics' of the TMC and other parties, and asserted that for the BJP 'party is family'.

Suvendu Adhikari to remain in TMC, misunderstandings cleared, says senior party leader

TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee and election strategist Prashant Kishor met Adhikari days after he resigned from the state cabinet and claimed that all issues have been resolved.

Subhendu Adhikari exit sends ‘wrong message’ before West Bengal polls, say TMC leaders

Subhendu Adhikari's exit from Mamata Banerjee's cabinet is crucial to the BJP since he holds clout in at least 9 Lok Sabha and 63 assembly seats.

Rahul Gandhi holds virtual meet to discuss Congress-Left alliance for 2021 West Bengal polls

In the meeting with the Bengal unit of the Congress, the leaders favoured an alliance with the Left Front but differed over seat-sharing.

Political violence takes centre stage in Bengal as BJP-Trinamool race for 2021 heats up

Politics in Bengal has for years been marred with allegations of violence. In recent days, BJP has intensified its attack on Trinamool for alleged violence against its members.

Focus on women voters — how BJP plans to dent Mamata’s support in West Bengal

BJP general secretary BL Santosh and other leaders held meetings with Bengal unit to get campaign for 2021 polls rolling. Booth-level activities & women voters key focus points.

Owaisi says Muslims ‘alienated’ in Mamata’s Bengal, but AIMIM yet to take call on 2021 polls

The performance of Owaisi’s AIMIM in Bihar — it won 5 of 20 seats — has intensified speculation about the Hyderabad MP’s plans for next year’s Bengal polls.

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Armani built a multibillion-dollar global brand from something as simple as an unstructured jacket, and broke down the walls between formal and casual.

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

HAL team to visit US this month for talks on joint production of GE 414 engines

The engines are meant for Tejas Mk 2 and the first tranche of Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA).

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.