The resounding success of chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s maiden roadshow on Saturday seems to have galvanised the beleaguered Left Front workers. The CPI(M) cadres, in particular, who were earlier campaigning rather listlessly and even half-heartedly have suddenly become more determined.

Brushing aside allegations by the state's ruling Marxists that the railways were being run inefficiently by Mamata Banerjee, union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said she will run West Bengal well if the Trinamul Congress-Congress alliance is voted to power in the assembly elections.

At least 22 people were injured and one of them hospitalised, as forces baton charged voters and fired in air twice to scare away a rampaging mob which torched a police vehicle in Rangiya constituency.

First-time voters and women on Monday turned out in large numbers to exercise their franchise during the second and last phase polls in 64 Assembly seats in 14 districts of Assam.

The second and final phase of polling ended in Assam on Monday with more than 70 per cent electorate coming out to exercise their franchise.
Disclosing that about 70.35 per cent electorates exercised their franchise, Chief Electoral Officer Hemanta Nazary said there were reports of poll related scuffle from some areas but by and large it was peaceful.

After successfully challenging the Opposition, which trained all its guns on him, Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan will now be getting ready to take on detractors in the party.

Kolkata Knight Riders who played their first match of the Indian Premier League season 4 at their home ground without city's favourite son Sourav Ganguly, witnessed their lowest ever turnout and that prompted team co-owner Shah Rukh Khan to get into the damage control mode.

Welcoming BJP leader L.K. Advani's statement of pledging support to the Lokpal Bill, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said that the UPA government was in favour of placing the Bill in the Monsoon Session of Parliament.

Brushing aside allegations by the state's ruling Marxists that the railways were being run inefficiently by Mamata Banerjee, union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said she will run West Bengal well if the Trinamool Congress-Congress alliance is voted to power in the Assembly elections.