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Sisir Adhikari to attend PM Modi’s rally in Kanthi; says ready to join BJP

TMC MP Sisir Adhikari on Wednesday (March 17) said that he will join the Bhartiya Janata Party if his son Suvendu Adhikari tells him to do so. He also said that he will be present at Narendra Modi's rally in Kanthi on March 20.

TMC urges EC to cancel Suvendu Adhikari's nomination

BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari had accused Mamata Banerjee of concealing information in the nomination papers. This time, the Trinamool Congress filed a counter-allegation against Suvendu Adhikari.

Mamata slams BJP at an election rally in Jhargram; says it makes false promises of development

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee attended an election rally in Jhargram on Wednesday (March 17). The Trinamool leader has joined the election rally in Gopiballavpur.

EC gives scathing reply to Mamata’s letter regarding transfer of DG

The Election Commission responded strongly to Mamata's letter objecting to the transfer of the state police DG. On Tuesday (March 16), Deputy Election Commissioner in charge of West Bengal Sudeep Jain wrote to Mamata Banerjee, “Commission maintains the position that they would not like to keep on being put in the dock for alleged proximity to any political entity.”

BJP worker found dead in Birbhum, party files complaint with EC

The body of a BJP worker was found near a river in Birbhum's Ilambazar area on Tuesday (March 16). The party alleges that the worker was strangled to death.

ED sends notice to Bengal Home Secretary H K Dwivedi in Metro Dairy case

The Enforcement Directorate has sent a notice to Bengal home secretary H K Dwivedi in connection to the money-laundering aspect of Metro Dairy’s share transfer to a private firm.

TMC to release election manifesto today

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) will release its manifesto for the forthcoming West Bengal Assembly polls on Wednesday (March 17).

Congress writes to Sharad Pawar, Tejashwi Yadav, requests them not to campaign for TMC

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar wants to campaign for Mamata Banerjee in the upcoming Bengal assembly polls. Even Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav wants to campaign to directly support the Trinamool supremo. Meanwhile, the top leadership of the provincial congress does not want them to campaign for Mamata Banerjee.

JP Nadda accuses TMC of vandalising BJP's campaign van in Purulia

BJP President JP Nadda and Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday (March 16) accused Trinamool Congress of vandalising its Ambedkar yatra in Kakdwip, West Bengal.

Mamata Banerjee blaming BJP for leg injury is out of desperation: Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday (March 16) said that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is blaming the BJP for her leg injury shows her desperation to win the upcoming polls.