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October 9, 2026 9:07 PM

HM Amit Shah hails NDA victory in bypolls, says results reflect public confidence in PM Modi’s leadership

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday hailed the National Democratic Alliance’s victories in by-elections in West Bengal, Assam and Puducherry, along with recent municipal elections in Rajasthan and Tripura, saying the results reflect public support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership. In a statement on X, HM Shah said despite the “lies, confusion, and malicious propaganda of Rahul Gandhi and the INDI Alliance”, the BJP is winning one election after another under PM Modi’s...

October 9, 2026 8:27 PM

PM Modi Says By-Election Results Reflect People’s Deep-Rooted Connect with BJP-NDA’s Good Governance Agenda

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday thanked voters for their support following the bypoll results in Assam, West Bengal and Puducherry, and applauded the hard work of party workers, saying the results once again demonstrated the people’s deep-rooted connect with the good governance agenda of the BJP-NDA. PM Modi took to X and posted, “Gratitude to the people for their continuous blessings! The Lok Sabha result of Nagaon (Assam) and Assembly results of Nandigram as well as Rejinagar (Wes...

October 9, 2026 6:53 PM

BJP wins eight, SP two of UP’s 10 Rajya Sabha seats unopposed

Eight candidates of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and two of the Samajwadi Party (SP) have been declared elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha in Uttar Pradesh. The unopposed elections were declared after the nomination papers of two Independent candidates were rejected during scrutiny, and no other candidate remained in the fray. As a result, the voting scheduled for October 16 will no longer be required. The outcome also brings an end to the Bahujan Samaj Party’s (BSP) representation in...

October 9, 2026 5:23 PM

BJP wins Nandigram assembly by-election by record margin of over 1.22 lakh votes

BJP’s Nandigram assembly by-election candidate Hasirani Rath trounced her nearest rival, Milan Pradhan of the Congress, by a record margin of 1,22,753 votes, as the EC declared the results on Friday. Rath, mother of Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari’s slain personal assistant Chandranath Rath, polled 1,64,427 votes in the politically significant constituency in West Bengal’s Purba Medinipur district against Pradhan’s 41,674. All other candidates, including those of the Left Front, ISF, a...

October 6, 2026 10:08 AM

Polling underway for five assembly seats, Nagaon Lok Sabha bypoll

Voting began early Tuesday for by-elections to five Assembly seats across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, along with a Lok Sabha seat in Assam. In West Bengal, bypolls are being held in the Nandigram and Rejinagar Assembly constituencies. The Nandigram seat fell vacant after Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari won from two constituencies in the State Assembly elections earlier this year and chose to retain the other seat. The Rejinagar seat fell vacant following the resignatio...

September 29, 2026 6:21 PM

Bengal FM pitches for vertical industrial parks to overcome land crunch

West Bengal Finance Minister Swapan Dasgupta on Tuesday pitched for vertical industrial parks as a solution to the state’s acute land scarcity, proposing multi-storey gems and jewellery hubs to revive the sector and prevent the exodus of skilled artisans. Dasgupta said traditional land-intensive manufacturing setups faced spatial constraints in the state and suggested that vertical infrastructure could help address the problem. “A particular problem which we face in West Bengal is the avai...

September 18, 2026 5:48 PM

Bengal to upgrade 300 police stations as model facilities: CM Suvendu

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday said 300 police stations in the state were being converted into model stations and expressed hope that the 112 emergency helpline would improve police response time. The government was also expanding facilities at police stations wherever space was available, with plans to set up gyms and playgrounds, he said. “We are converting 300 police stations into model stations. We are also adding facilities at police stations where there is space ...

September 17, 2026 7:13 PM

No eligible woman in Bengal to miss Annapurna benefits, says PM Narendra Modi; 1.58 cr beneficiaries get money

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the West Bengal government aims to ensure that every eligible woman gets the benefits of the Annapurna Yojana, as the state government transferred money to 1.58 crore beneficiaries on the occasion of his birthday. Addressing a programme at Salt Lake in Kolkata, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said PM Modi’s birthday on September 17 will be observed as ‘Annapurna Divas’ in the state every year as the Rs 3,000 monthly assistance under the scheme...

September 17, 2026 3:09 PM

Annapurna Yojana will boost women’s empowerment in West Bengal: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the Annapurna Yojana would provide a major boost to women’s empowerment in West Bengal, with the fourth instalment of ₹3,000 being transferred to the bank accounts of around 1.5 crore women beneficiaries. Addressing a gathering during the release of the instalment through video conferencing, PM Modi said the scheme was aimed at providing women with greater financial security, dignity and decision-making power. He said reducing financial concern...

September 9, 2026 4:16 PM

Cabinet clears three railway projects covering 14 districts, 4,790 villages

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved three multitracking projects of the Ministry of Railways with a total estimated cost of Rs 10,783 crore. The projects will cover 14 districts across West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh and add around 656 km to the existing railway network. The approved projects include the Kharagpur-Jharsuguda (Bagdehi) fourth line, Katni-Pendra Road fourth line and Bilaspur (Uslapur)-Pe...