The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) appointed Shamik Bhattacharya as the new president of its West Bengal unit after he emerged ...

The BJP is preparing to announce its new West Bengal president amid internal negotiations and speculation. Samik Bhattacharya ...

West Bengal's political landscape witnesses rise of dynasties this Lok Sabha Elections Out of the 42 Lok Sabha seats, 13 have candidates from political dynasties.

In West Bengal it also brought the violence close, creating local political economies in which access to government jobs and other local resources are contested both at the ballot and in the streets.

Says political analyst Biswajit Bhattacharya, "By this time in 2020, if you remember, the TMC was in full campaign mode for 2021. It had the campaign song and theme ready—even amid the pandemic ...

While West Bengal’s “exceptionalism” is often touted to explain the claimed lack of communal and caste-based politics in the state, the rise of populist forces has somehow managed to take advantage of ...

Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], June 29 (ANI): Traders of Panitanki, the town situated near the India-Nepal border near Siliguri, have decided not to sell any Indian products to Nepali citizens ...

Kolkata: West Bengal violence: West Bengal came to the central stage in political talks in the power corridor.This time it is not just for the usual tiff between the warring sides- Bharatiya ...

West Bengal: Political Turmoil Erupts As TMC & BJP Clash In Assembly Over Fund Freeze Protest The protests happened as Union Home Minister Amit Shah was addressing a rally in Kolkata on the same day.

West Bengal has seen a peak in political violence & related deaths during polls. Analysis of data from 2016-2023 shows J&K recorded the most incidents, followed by West Bengal, UP and Punjab.

The use of killer bombs and other incendiaries to settle political scores had begun during the three decade-old Marxist rule in West Bengal. Instead of ending this pernicious intrusion of violence ...