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Bengal lad suspected of killing BJP father after TMC wife loses rural polls.
Bengal lad suspected of killing BJP father after TMC wife loses rural polls. Buran lived with his son Biplab and daughter-in-law Sharmila, who lost the gram-panchayat elections to a BJP candidate.
BJP resorting to violence post-defeat; its goons seeking legal protection: TMC’s Abhishek
Banerjee, the TMC national general secretary, said the BJP, "after losing its support base", is now resorting to violence and a malicious campaign to divert attention from its failures.
West Bengal Panchayat poll results subject to final order: Calcutta HC
Trashes report submitted by state poll panel on violence during Bengal panchayat elections
West Bengal panchayat polls: Amid allegations of rigging, counting of votes to take place Tuesday
At first, votes for the Gram Panchayats will be counted, followed by the Zilla Samitis and then the Zilla Parishads.
Three more bodies found as Bengal fears further bloodshed during Saturday’s rural polls
The rural polls are being seen as a curtain raiser to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in the state, measuring the support of each political party at the ground level.
Mamata undergoes surgery on injured left knee
Mamata Banerjee was discharged after the surgery and the CM returned home in a wheelchair.
SEC identifies sensitive booths as Bengal sees two more poll-related deaths
The total death toll before the rural polls has gone up to 15 in past fortnight. “Out of 61,636 polling booths, we mapped 4,834 as sensitive ones, which is 7.8 per cent of the total capacity.
TMC worker gunned down as violence continues in Bengal
The attack comes a day after CM Mamata Banerjee began the party's campaign for rural polls after 15 years.
Goods train hits stationary freight coaches in Bengal’s Bankura, none hurt
Eight wagons derailed due to the collision, which happened around 4 am, the official said.
Violence continues ahead of WB rural polls
Toll in unabated poll-related bloodbath rises to 9 in Bengal as TMC leader killed in Purulia.