Tag: PANCHAYAT POLLS
Trinamool Congress leads in West Bengal panchayat polls in early trends
Trinamool Congress has gained early leads in the results of panchayat polls in West Bengal. The counting began this morning.
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West Bengal Governor to meet Amit Shah today, panchayat poll violence likely to figure in meeting
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose is scheduled to meet Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday evening, two days after panchayat polls in the state that saw violence.
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Bengal Panchayat polls: No information was provided on sensitive booths, says BSF DIG
Despite repeated requests from the Border Security Force (BSF) on sensitive polling booths, the West Bengal State Election Commission didn't provide any information on such booths to the central security forces, a senior BSF official said on Sunday.
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"Elections must be through ballots, not bullets": West Bengal Governor on panchayat polls
Amid reports of violence in the West Bengal panchayat polls, Governor CV Ananda Bose on Saturday said that elections must be held "through ballots not bullets," and said the day should be considered as the "most sacred" for democracy."
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Panchayat polls: "TMC workers have been murdered, central forces failed to protect citizens" alleges West Bengal Minister Shashi Panja
Alleging "TMC workers have been murdered," West Bengal minister Shashi Panja hit out at the central forces for "failing to protect the citizens" as the voting began for the single-phase panchayat polls in West Bengal on Saturday.
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WB: Voting begins for single phase Panchayat polls in state
Kolkata (West Bengal): After hectic campaigning and a nomination filing process scarred by violence, polling for panchayats in West Bengal began on Saturday morning...