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Mamata vs Suvendu: West Bengal prepares for battle royale in Nandigram

Banerjee's stronghold is the 71,000 minority votes. So the task is to cut into the remaining that the BJP is hoping to get a fair share of

Mamata vs Suvendu: West Bengal prepares for battle royale in Nandigram
Updated On : 12 Mar 2021 | 6:10 AM IST

Bengal polls: No NEP, industrial growth on Left Front's draft manifesto

The manifesto also promised to fill up vacancies in the state government

Bengal polls: No NEP, industrial growth on Left Front's draft manifesto
Updated On : 11 Mar 2021 | 11:30 PM IST

Bengal assembly polls: Young nominees find place in CPI(M) list

The CPI(M), which has fielded young candidates from its student and youth wings, is pinning hopes on budding leaders to take on the BJP and the TMC

Bengal assembly polls: Young nominees find place in CPI(M) list
Updated On : 11 Mar 2021 | 4:56 PM IST

Kerala CPI(M) workers take out march in Kuttiyadi over seat sharing

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) workers took out a march in Kuttiyadi town to protest against the decision of the party to offer the Kuttiyadi assembly seat to Kerala Congress (M).

Kerala CPI(M) workers take out march in Kuttiyadi over seat sharing
Updated On : 11 Mar 2021 | 9:23 AM IST

Poriborton without change

Mamata faces off against former disciple-turned-defector Adhikari in a very different contest in Nandigram. It's not land acquisition but an ego clash that has acquired, tragically, communal overtones

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Updated On : 10 Mar 2021 | 11:38 PM IST

CPI(M) fields candidate in Nandigram against Mamata, Suvendu

The Congress-Left Front-ISF alliance on Wednesday chose CPI(M) youth wing state president Minakshi Mukherjee to contest from Nandigram seat where a war of titans is on the cards

CPI(M) fields candidate in Nandigram against Mamata, Suvendu
Updated On : 10 Mar 2021 | 11:19 PM IST

Mamata Banerjee betrayed the people of Bengal, says PM Narendra Modi

He also accused her of nepotism by choosing to play the limited role of bua (aunt) to her bhatija (nephew) instead of becoming Didi (elder sister) to the people

Mamata Banerjee betrayed the people of Bengal, says PM Narendra Modi
Updated On : 08 Mar 2021 | 12:01 AM IST

West Bengal Assembly polls: Mamata releases TMC list for 291 seats

CM will contest from Nandigram; state FM dropped

West Bengal Assembly polls: Mamata releases TMC list for 291 seats
Updated On : 06 Mar 2021 | 1:33 AM IST

Vijayan has a sporting chance

Can the Left Democratic Front (LDF) break the political tradition in Kerala: That the Congress- and CPI(M)-led alliances take turns in running the state?

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Updated On : 05 Mar 2021 | 11:35 PM IST

Best of BS Opinion: Rising bond yields, 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat', and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Best of BS Opinion: Rising bond yields, 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat', and more
Updated On : 01 Mar 2021 | 5:40 AM IST

At mega rally, Left leaders call for Janhit Sarkar in Bengal

The Left Front, in alliance with the Congress and the newly formed Indian Secular Front (ISF) on Sunday projected itself as a "third alternative force" in West Bengal

At mega rally, Left leaders call for Janhit Sarkar in Bengal
Updated On : 01 Mar 2021 | 2:38 AM IST

From Tumpa song to flash mobs, Left goes for a revamp in West Bengal

"Tumpa Sona", which takes potshots at Trinamool Congress and BJP, has gone viral since its launch last week, drawing flak and praise in equal measure

From Tumpa song to flash mobs, Left goes for a revamp in West Bengal
Updated On : 26 Feb 2021 | 10:41 PM IST

West Bengal election 2021 in 8 phases from March 27; counting on May 2

West Bengal election 2021: Mamata has pitched this election as a contest between the people of Bengal and 'outsiders'. Meanwhile, political pundits expect BJP's meteoric rise in Bengal

West Bengal election 2021 in 8 phases from March 27; counting on May 2
Updated On : 26 Feb 2021 | 5:43 PM IST

Govt wants no dissent at all: CPI(M) on completion of 1 year of Delhi riots

CPI(M) politburo member Brinda Karat alleged on Tuesday that the government wants no dissent at all and it equates anti-nationalism with it.

Govt wants no dissent at all: CPI(M) on completion of 1 year of Delhi riots
Updated On : 23 Feb 2021 | 10:09 PM IST

Bengal polls LIVE: Amit Shah promises 33% reservation for women if BJP wins

It is for the first time in the run up to the elections that Mamata Banerjee and Shah are holding rallies in the same district. Stay tuned for West Bengal election 2021 campaigns LIVE updates

Bengal polls LIVE: Amit Shah promises 33% reservation for women if BJP wins
Updated On : 18 Feb 2021 | 6:44 PM IST

Govt orchestrating violence to disrupt peaceful protests, says CPI(M)

The CPI(M) accused the government on Thursday of "orchestrating violence" to disrupt peaceful protests against its policies

Govt orchestrating violence to disrupt peaceful protests, says CPI(M)
Updated On : 28 Jan 2021 | 8:30 PM IST

CPI set to field new faces in the upcoming Kerala assembly polls

The CPI is an important constituent of the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala

CPI set to field new faces in the upcoming Kerala assembly polls
Updated On : 21 Jan 2021 | 2:17 PM IST

No confidence in what Central govt says on farm issues: Sitaram Yechury

Yechury on Friday said there is "no confidence" in the words of the BJP-led government, even as the Centre promised that talks with farmers on the three contentious agri laws would continue

No confidence in what Central govt says on farm issues: Sitaram Yechury
Updated On : 26 Dec 2020 | 1:36 AM IST

Wistron violence: PM Modi very worried, says Karnataka CM Yediyurappa

Earlier in the day, police detained a leader of Students' Federation of India, which is affiliated to CPI (M), in connection with the rampage at unit on Saturday

Wistron violence: PM Modi very worried, says Karnataka CM Yediyurappa
Updated On : 18 Dec 2020 | 12:56 AM IST

Lotus blooms in Bihar

PM's development, anti-corruption message puts BJP in pole position

Lotus blooms in Bihar
Updated On : 12 Nov 2020 | 12:42 AM IST