BJP’s ‘sonar’ era begins in West Bengal: Suvendu Adhikari takes oath as CM– top developments | India News – The Times of India

BJP’s ‘sonar’ era begins in West Bengal: Suvendu Adhikari takes oath as CM– top developments | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party’s “Sonar Bangla” era has begun as Suvendu Adhikari is set to be sworn in as chief minister of West Bengal on Saturday.This comes after the BJP received an overwhelming mandate in the assembly polls, winning 207 out of 293 seats.Despite being considered a politically difficult terrain for the BJP, even…

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Hindutva mascot, ex-TMC insider: 5 reasons why BJP chose Suvendu Adhikari as West Bengal CM | India News – The Times of India

Hindutva mascot, ex-TMC insider: 5 reasons why BJP chose Suvendu Adhikari as West Bengal CM | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Suvendu Adhikari’s rise as BJP’s choice for chief minister in West Bengal comes after years of positioning himself as the party’s most formidable anti-Mamata Banerjee face in the state. From defeating the Trinamool Congress supremo in her own den to leading the BJP’s aggressive Hindutva-driven campaign, Adhikari steadily emerged as the saffron party’s…

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Suvendu Adhikari: Ex-Mamata loyalist, who defeated her twice, to be Bengal’s 1st BJP CM | India News – The Times of India

Suvendu Adhikari: Ex-Mamata loyalist, who defeated her twice, to be Bengal’s 1st BJP CM | India News – The Times of India

Suvendu Adhikari with Amit Shah NEW DELHI: In 2021 what seemed largely impossible, five years later it became exhaustively debatable. Can Suvendu Adhikari defeat Mamata in home turf Bhabanipur? The question gained political legitimacy in 2026 given the nail-biting contest in 2021 Nandigram battle, where Mamata had challenged her ex-protege.Taking the battle to Suvendu’s bastion…

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Sanjay Raut: ‘Premature and misplaced’: Sanjay Raut writes to Trump over Bengal win message to PM Modi; BJP hits back | India News – The Times of India

Sanjay Raut: ‘Premature and misplaced’: Sanjay Raut writes to Trump over Bengal win message to PM Modi; BJP hits back | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Friday criticised remarks by US president Donald Trump congratulating Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the BJP’s West Bengal poll victory as “premature and misplaced”, asserting that state elections are an “internal matter of India’s federal democracy”.In a post on X tagging Trump, Raut said that “any…

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Message for Congress? Akhilesh shares Mamata, Stalin photos with cryptic ‘not ones who abandon’ post | India News – The Times of India

Message for Congress? Akhilesh shares Mamata, Stalin photos with cryptic ‘not ones who abandon’ post | India News – The Times of India

Photo’s shared by Akhilesh NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday backed the Trinamool Congress and DMK after their defeats in the recent assembly elections, while taking an apparent swipe at the Congress, saying, “we are not the ones who leave during difficult times”.Akhilesh’s remark was in the backdrop of the Congress…

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‘TMC chor’: Mahua Moitra faces anti-Trinamool slogans on flight, blames ‘BJP culture’ | India News – The Times of India

‘TMC chor’: Mahua Moitra faces anti-Trinamool slogans on flight, blames ‘BJP culture’ | India News – The Times of India

TMC MP Mahua Moitra (File photo/PTI) NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on Thursday alleged she was harassed by a group of men raising anti-TMC slogans aboard a flight and urged civil aviation minister K Ram Mohan Naidu to place them on the no-fly list.Moitra said someone forwarded her the video after “Sanghis”…

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‘Didi, you have not lost’: Akhilesh Yadav meets Mamata, gives emotional support after TMC’s Bengal rout | India News – The Times of India

‘Didi, you have not lost’: Akhilesh Yadav meets Mamata, gives emotional support after TMC’s Bengal rout | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav met TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Thursday, extending emotional support to the outgoing chief minister after massive defeat in West Bengal assembly elections. Akhilesh met Mamata and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee at the TMC chief’s residence in Kolkata. “Didi, you have not lost,” Akhilesh was quoted saying by…

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West Bengal: 9 of 80 TMC MLAs give Mamata’s 1st post-election meet a miss | India News – The Times of India

West Bengal: 9 of 80 TMC MLAs give Mamata’s 1st post-election meet a miss | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee accused functionaries within her party of “sabotage” in the recent assembly elections and announced multiple probes Wednesday, striking a defiant note as TMC grappled with a crushing defeat to BJP after 15 years in office. Seventy-one of 80 newly elected MLAs attended a meeting at her Kalighat residence…

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‘Let them dismiss me, won’t resign’: Mamata dubs polls an ‘atrocity’, tells new TMC MLAs to wear black | India News – The Times of India

‘Let them dismiss me, won’t resign’: Mamata dubs polls an ‘atrocity’, tells new TMC MLAs to wear black | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) convened a meeting of its newly elected MLAs and senior leaders at Kalighat on Wednesday in Kolkata. Party chief and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, along with the party’s national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, addressed the gathering to chart the party’s course following its electoral setback.Addressing the meeting,…

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Mamata Banerjee: Ram Gopal Varma says Mamata Banerjee is attacking democracy by refusing to step down as CM despite her party’s defeat | Hindi Movie News – The Times of India

Mamata Banerjee: Ram Gopal Varma says Mamata Banerjee is attacking democracy by refusing to step down as CM despite her party’s defeat | Hindi Movie News – The Times of India

Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma expressed surprise over Mamata Banerjee’s refusal to resign as West Bengal CM post-election defeat, questioning her stance on democratic institutions. Meanwhile, Varma shared a viral throwback photo of a young Thalapathy Vijay behind M. Karunanidhi, highlighting the unpredictable journey of success and sparking widespread discussion. Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has expressed…

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