This West Bengal election has been remarkable for the unusual silence of a large section of the electorate, except for a voluble clamour for change from many among the urban, white-collar voters, which has lent it a touch of intrigue and made the in-between time from polling day to result day a battle of nerves…
Kolkata: Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Sunday appealed to both BJP and Trinamool workers to resist provocation and violence ahead of Monday’s counting, saying political differences must not translate into vengeance.“Our primary objective is to change Bengal’s political culture — the culture of reprisal and revenge. Whatever we were subjected to after 2016 and…
Kolkata: Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee threw a sweeping challenge to BJP bigwigs to contest the Falta assembly segment repoll after the Election Commission countermanded the April 29 Falta polls and ordered a repoll on May 21 across all 285 booths in the constituency.Banerjee’s defiant response came after BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya…
Kolkata: With Bhowanipore in focus, CM Mamata Banerjee on Sunday met eight KMC councillors, party ward presidents, her chief election agent, along with several Trinamool netas to work out the last-minute details for counting day.The meeting at Mamata’s Kalighat residence was attended by Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim, among others. “Mamata Banerjee will win in Bhowanipore…
Kolkata: It was a busy Sunday for the political party workers — especially the counting agents — hours before the counting of votes began across Bengal. For the Trinamool Congress, there was a big checklist. Those in Rashbehari and Bhowanipore constituencies attended meetings post 6 pm. “We have been asked to carry clothes and stay…
Kolkata: The second phase of Bengal assembly polls witnessed 92.9% turnout, with Bhangar in South 24 Parganas recording the highest at 97.74%. With 93.19% turnout in the first phase, Bengal clocked about 93% turnout over the two phases of polling on April 23 and April 29. According to EC’s data on Sunday, Minakhan recorded 97.4%…
Krishnendu.Bandopadhyay@timesofindia.comKolkata: The city’s last-mile connectivity has been pushed into a state of absolute “anarchy” this week as auto-rickshaw fares surged to arbitrary highs following a record spike in auto LPG prices. With the fuel now retailing at an unprecedented Rs 89.4 per litre, the delicate balance between operators’ livelihood and commuters’ affordability has collapsed into…
Kolkata: Park Street police have launched a manhunt for two men on a motorcycle who allegedly stalked and molested a woman early on Thursday. The duo targeted the victim twice, escalating from verbal abuse and obscene gestures to physical assault, first at Park Street and then near Russell Street.The suspects fled after the woman resisted…
Kolkata: Just hours before vote counting, over 1,000 VVPAT (Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail) slips belonging to the Noapara assembly constituency were recovered from a roadside drain at Madhyamgram near Duttapukur in North 24 Parganas on Sunday afternoon.The incident occurred in the Subhash Nagar area of Nilganj under Duttapukur PS, within the Madhyamgram assembly segment….
Kolkata: Whether at work or working from home, people will have one eye glued to the election scoreboard as the nail-biting electoral season ends with counting on Monday.Unlike previous polls that revolved around a single dominant issue and relatively predictable outcomes, this year’s political climate is markedly different. A strong sense of urgency and seriousness…
