People queued up in large numbers to vote in the fourth phase of West Bengal Assembly elections on Tuesday for 63 constituencies spread over three districts.

An electorate of around 1.26 crore is set

Former volatile spots Singur and Nandigram voted on Tuesday as millions exercised their franchise Tuesday in 63 constituencies of four districts in the fourth phase of West Bengal elections.

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Tearing into chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee for sharing stage with “censured” CPI(M) leader Anil Basu at an election rally at Arambagh in Hooghly district, Trinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said that their bonhomie exposed the duplicity of the Marxists. “The CPI(M) has a real face and also a mask. One is white and the other black. One will call someone a thief and the other will reprimand him,” she alleged. She was addressing an election rally at Pandua in Highly

Union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday criticised chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s demand for a judicial inquiry into the Purulia arms drop case.
“I am amazed that such a furore is being raised over the allegation made by an accused,” he said.

Defending his industrialisation drive, chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Saturday said that he had wanted to make Nandigram into another Haldia, a prominent industrial town with a port but the Trinamul Congress had sabotaged his plans through a sustained misinformation campaign. Addressing election rallies in Heria

The Election Commission (EC) has started deployment of the Central paramilitary forces in Jangalmahal to foil any attempt of the Maoists to disrupt the polling process. In the sixth phase on May 10, 14 Assembly constituencies which are considered as Maoist-infested will go to polls. Unlike other phases, the EC will deploy around 150 companies of the Central forces well in advance in the areas which fall under the jurisdiction of these constituencies.

Clearly irked by the CPI(M)’s persistent propaganda about use of black money by the Trinamul Congress, party chief Mamata Banerjee on Friday hinted that when she came to power she would probe all the financial irregularities committed by the Left Front government in the past 34 years. “How can they accuse us of stealing money

Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bowl against Kings XI Punjab under damp conditions in their Indian Premier League match at Eden Gardens on Saturday.

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The direction of the EC to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to probe the alleged expenditure violation by the Trinamul Congress in the Assembly elections has pushed the party onto the backfoot ahead of the remaining three phases of the six-phase polls.

Acknowledging her debt to Nandigram, Trinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said that when she came to power she will give the East Midnapore block whatever it will ask for.