The Election Commission has dismissed the claim regarding the handling of polled materials at the centre, stating that poll officials were engaged in the task of segregating postal ballots as per due process and the strongrooms remained secure

Total turnout across two phases of polling in the State stands at nearly 93%; CM accuses BJP of trying to “rig” the election at her Bhabanipur constituency

Curtains down on second and final phase of polling; this West Bengal Assembly election emerges as most-watched State polls in recent Indian history.

The deployment plan was finalised and issued on March 19, an official says

The remarks come amidst an intensifying political contest in West Bengal, where the ruling TMC and the Bharatiya Janata Party are engaged in a high-stakes electoral battle

“The BJP will form the government in Bengal. We are winning the elections with a massive majority,” Nitin Nabin said

Mamata Banerjee claimed that some people from outside the state were trying to create disturbances in the constituency and sought immediate intervention from the Election Commission

Repolling likely in booths if EVMs found tampered, says Bengal CEO

Mr. Adhikari also claimed that as many as 3,810 booth slips distributed by Booth Level Officers (BLOs) in Bhabanipur were returned undelivered

The directive comes after recovery of crude bombs in the poll-bound State and reports of a minor blast

Trinamool Congress has accused 2011-batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre, also a trained dental surgeon, of intimidating and threatening locals in Falta under West Bengal’s Diamond Harbour constituency.

The 142 seats going to the polls in the second phase are spread across seven districts of south Bengal, including Kolkata; about 3.21 crore electors will determine the fate of 1,448 candidates in the fray