Bengal: Twin setback for TMC as MLA joins BJP, minister quits Mamata cabinet

'Remove TMC administrators for free and fair WB polls', demands BJP

While speaking to media in the national capital after meeting the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) on March 04, National General Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Bhupender Yadav said, "A BJP delegation met ECI today. Term of 125 municipal corporations in West Bengal including Kolkata Municipal Corporation ended a year ago. But state government appointed Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders as administrators of these local bodies." "These administrators should be removed to ensure free and fair polls," he added.

Didi Vs All: Shiv Sena wishes Mamata Banerjee a ‘roaring success’ | Oneindia News

Shiv Sena party has announced that the party will not contest in the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections. The party also has expressed its solidarity with the Trinamool Congress. The Shiv Sena’s chief Spokesperson Sanjay Raut announced the party’s stand in a statement through his tweet. #WestBengal #WestBengalElections #Elections2021

Singer Aditi Munshi, BJP leader Usha Chowdhury join TMC

Ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, several people from glamour industry of the state joined Trinamool Congress (TMC) in Kolkata on March 04. Singer Aditi Munshi joined TMC in presence of party MP Sougata Roy in Kolkata during a press conference. She is the wife of North 24 Parganas Trinamool Youth Congress president Debraj Chakraborty. On the other side, film actor and director Dheeraj Pandit, actor Subhadra Mukherjee and BJP leader Usha Chowdhury also joined TMC today. West Bengal Assembly polls will be held in eight phases starting from March 27 with the final round of voting will taking place on April 29. The counting of votes will take place on May 02. West Bengal is likely to witness a triangular contest this time with TMC, Congress-Left alliance and the BJP in the fray.

Union Minister clarifies after announcing E Sreedharan as BJP CM face in Kerala

After tweeting 'Metroman' E Sreedharan, who recently joined the BJP, will be its chief ministerial candidate for the Kerala assembly elections on April 6, Union Minister V Muraleedharan clarified on Thursday that the party has not made any such announcement. Muraleedharan, who tweeted in this regard earlier, clarified, saying he wanted to inform that through media reports he learnt that the party has announced Sreedharan as the chief ministerial candidate. But when he cross-checked with Kerala party president K Surendran, he said he has not made any such announcements, Muraleedharan, who is also a former BJP state president, said. The development comes on a day the 88-year-old technocrat announced his decision to end his 24-year long career with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to enter electoral politics.

WB Assembly elections: BJP delegation meets EC

A BJP delegation including party's general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya met Chief Election Commissioner of India (ECI), Sunil Arora on March 04. Speaking on the meeting, Vijayvargiya said, "In Hubli, Mamata Banerjee said that we will play. What does 'play' means? It means occupying the polling booth, intimidating voters and no fair elections. TMC wants to try to 'play' all this and keeping this in mind, we have informed the Election Commissioner about all the information...They are also violating code of conduct of elections." West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections are scheduled to be held in 8 phases, from March 27 to April 29, 2021.