A presiding officer of a polling station in West Bengal's South Dinajpur district was removed on Monday following a complaint of the Trinamool Congress that he had contacted a Communist Party of India

A caller identifying himself as West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee is threatening some people in his constituency Jadavpore, an official said here on Monday.

"The calls came from a te

Over 30 per cent turnout was on Monday recorded in the first four hours of voting in 54 constituencies of North Bengal, which went to polls in the first phase of Assembly elections, with no untoward incident reported.

In one of the most incident-free elections witnessed in politically volatile West Bengal in recent years, 70 per cent of electors cast their votes peacefully in the first phase of the assembly polls M

The wealth of West Bengal legislators recontesting the assembly polls has increased at an 'alarming rate' and, in one case, by an astonishing 86,030 per cent, according to a study by an election watch

Expelled Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh is all set to launch a new political party -- Rashtriya Lokmanch.

"The process of getting the new party registered and allotment of symbol is in the final p

In a warning to rebel Congress leaders, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said none will be let off, whosoever he may be, for going against the party line.

"Whoever he may be, he may

Militants have shot dead a woman candidate of panchayat elections in Chrar-e-Sharief area of Budgam district in central Kashmir, officials said here on Saturday.

Hasina Begum (40) was shot dead by th

The gunning down of a woman candidate for the ongoing panchayat polls in Jammu and Kashmir in Badgam district was not linked to the polls, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Saturday.

"Our initial

Though the state’s political leaders have not enlightened voters about the choice, 24,824 voters in Tamil Nadu have given vent to their anger against politicians by opting for the 49-O option in the A