Over 85 per cent of the voters on Saturday exercised their franchise in 50 constituencies in Murshidabad, Nadia and Birbhum in the second phase of six-phased Assembly elections in West Bengal. The elections were totally peaceful with no major law and order related incident was reported. No person was killed or injured in any

Black money issue has suddenly emerged as one of the main poll planks in the run-up to the crucial Assembly polls. On the eve of the second phase of polling, CPI(M) state secretary Biman Bose on Friday alleged that Debapriyo De Sarkar, a person close to Trinamul Congress minister Mukul Roy deposited five demand drafts worth

The second phase of the Assembly elections in West Bengal will be held in 50 constituencies in Birbhum, Nadia and Murshidabad districts on Saturday. Around 93.51 lakh voters will decide the fate of 293 contesting candidates. The Election Commission (EC) has made an unprecedented security arrangement to ensure free, fair and peaceful elections with the deployment of the Central paramilitary forces in every 11,531 polling stations.

The BJP strongly rejected Trinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee’s charge that it has entered into a clandestine agreement with the CPI(M) to divide anti-Left vote. “Ms Banerjee is worried about the growing strength of the BJP in the state which is why she has been trying to associate us with the Left Front. Baseless claims are

Accusing CPI(M) MP from Bolpur Ramchandra Dom of giving cash to villagers to vote for party candidate in Sainthia Assembly seat, Dhiren Bagdi, the Trinamul Congress on Friday lodged a complaint with the Election Commission. It has demanded a thorough investigation and even arrest of Mr Dom. The Trinamul Congress chief Mamata

Long queues of people were seen before polling booths on Saturday morning as voting began in 50 constituencies spread over three districts — Murshidabad, Nadia and Birbhum — in the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections.

Putting behind the bitterness over his expulsion from CPI(M), at least for now, former Speaker Somnath Chatterjee plans to campaign for the party in the Assembly elections as he still feels he is a Marxist.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday lashed out at West Bengal's ruling Left Front for its "poor governance" and the lack of employment and appealed to people to "give a chance" to the Congress-Trinamool Congress alliance.

36 % polling was recorded in the first four hours of voting in 50 Assembly constituencies in three districts in the second phase in West Bengal on Saturday.

Around 65 per cent of votes were cast in a brisk and peaceful polling in 50 constituencies across three districts in the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections on Saturday.