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Election 2021 HIGHLIGHTS: In West Bengal, BJP Workers Stage Protest Against Candidature Of Sujit Singha

Elections 2021 HIGHLIGHTS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday visited poll-bound states of West Bengal and Assam and urged voters to bestow their trust on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) reiterating saffron parties claim of good governance. In West Bengal, PM trained guns at Mamata Banerjee countering her with politics of developments, instead of unabated violence. Even in Assam, PM Modi took at dig at Congress and said corruption and vote-bank-based governance of grand old party made Assam one of the most disconnected states of the country. Keep refreshing this page to get all HIGHLIGHTS from poll-bound states:

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Election 2021 HIGHLIGHTS: In West Bengal, BJP Workers Stage Protest Against Candidature Of Sujit Singha

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Assembly Election 2021 HIGHLIGHTS: With weeks left for 2021 Assembly Elections in as many as four states and one Union Territory (UT) of the country, several political parties are now on its toes to woo voters. The election in states of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and union territory of Puducherry is all set begin on March 27 and counting of votes for all states and UT will take place on May 2.

The high-decible West Bengal Assembly elections will be held in as many as eight phases, with Phase 1 of polling for 30 seats on March 27; Phase 2 for 30 seats on April 1; Phase 2 for 31 seats on April 6, Phase 4 for 44 seats on April 10, Phase 5 for 45 seats on April 17; Phase 6 for 43 seats on April 22; Phase 7 for 36 seats on April 26 and the final phase for remaining seats on April 29.

Meanwhile, voting in Assam will be held in three phases whereas, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Puducherry will go for polling together on the same day on April 6.

Voters will exercise their franchise between a duration of around 1 month starting from March 27 till April 29 and the results for all five Assemblies will be announced on May 2.

22:26 PM (IST)  •  18 Mar 2021

Bengal Polls: BJP Workers Protest Against Candidature of Sujit Singha

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers vandalised party office at DBC road Jalpaiguri & tore posters after Sujit Singha was announced as party candidate from Jalpaiguri Sadar Assembly constituency. Workers also tore posters, vandalised party office & staged a protest after Arindam Bhattacharya was announced as party candidate from Jagaddal Assembly constituency. "We can't accept Arindam as our candidate, we want Arun Brahma as our candidate," news agency ANI quoted a protestor as saying.

20:12 PM (IST)  •  18 Mar 2021

BJP Supports Hold Protest At Party Officers In Jalpaiguri, North 24 Parganas

BJP supporters on Thursday held protest at their party office against the party-declared candidate Sujit Sinha in Jalpaiguri. As per reports, the supporters allegedly vandilised their office, burnt flags and posters.

Even in North 24 Parganas, BJP workers held protest in Jagatdal assembly. Several posters were set on fire and even Belgharia Kalyani expressway was blocked.

18:37 PM (IST)  •  18 Mar 2021

TMC Write To EC Alleging Attack By BJP On Its Supporters In Nandigram

Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) has written to the Election Commission alleging attack on its supporters by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Nandigram.

18:09 PM (IST)  •  18 Mar 2021

BJP Lures Voters With Bagful Of Cash During Polls: Mamata Banerjee

Admitting that the relief doled out after Cyclone Amphan by her government might have missed out "one or two" beneficiaries, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said BJP leaders were nowhere to be seen during the crisis.

Addressing a rally here in Paschim Medinipur, the TMC supremo claimed that BJP leaders "arrive here in choppers and planes from outside with bagful of cash to lure voters and loot votes" just ahead of elections.

 

18:07 PM (IST)  •  18 Mar 2021

West Bengal Polls: BJP Announces List Of 148 Candidates

West Bengal Polls: BJP Releases List Of 143 Candidates; Stalwarts, Actors, TMC Turncoats Get Ticket - Check List

BJP Candidate List 2021: As per reports, party's slatwart leaders including BJP national vice-president Mukul Roy, MP Jagannath Sarkar, actress Parno Mitra has been given ticket by the BJP in the upcoming polls.

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