Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah are all set to kick-start the party's campaign in Bengal ahead of the first phase of elections scheduled to be held on April 11, 2019.

Lok Sabha polls 2019: Modi, Amit Shah to kick-start BJP campaign in Bengal

In a major setback to the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) in North-East ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, as many as 18 BJP leaders in Arunachal Pradesh quit the party to join the National People’s Party (NPP).

Major setback for BJP in North East: 18 leaders of Arunachal quit party to join NPP

The Election Commission of India (ECI) issued a show cause notice to BJP leader Babul Supriyo for a poll code violation on Tuesday. The additional Chief Electoral Officer Sanjay Basu said, ''We are keeping a close watch on media and through the surveillance, we came to know of the election campaign song of Babul Supriyo.

Election Commission issues a show cause notice to Babul Supriyo for poll code violation

Two Myanmar nationals, reportedly Rohingyas were apprehended at the Kolkata airport by immigration authorities. On Saturday late night, two Myanmar nationals identified as – Rafika Khatoon and Noor Kaida Khatoon were about to board a flight to Kuala Lumpur by flight AK 62 when immigration officials asked them to show their passports on suspicion.

Two Rohingyas travelling on forged Indian passports held at Kolkata airport

At a time when two arch rivals – Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) are fighting it out on the Bengal turf in the ensuing Lok Sabha polls, election-themed sarees have become a fad among women in Kolkata.

People make a beeline to buy TMC-BJP themed sarees in Kolkata

After several days of deliberations with the Congress, the Left Front announced the first list of 25 candidates from West Bengal on Friday. While the party had announced the names of two candidates from Raigunj and Murshidabad constituency, the party fielded their only two sitting MPs from Bengal – Md Salim from Raigunj and Badrudozza Khan from Murshidabad constituency.

Lok Sabha polls: Left Front announces first list of 25 candidates from West Bengal

The Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday blamed the West Bengal government for delay in fencing along the India-Bangladesh border. Singh said that the Home Ministry had notified the Bengal government to acquire land so that fences could be constructed along the border between the two nations.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh blames Bengal government for delay in fencing of Indo-Bangla border

In the backdrop of Pakistan’s intrusion into the Indian air space on Wednesday, the Indian Army has decided to shift the headquarters of Mountain Strike Corps from Ranchi to Panagarh in West Bengal to keep a close watch on China.

To keep eye on China, Indian Army shifts Mountain Strike Corps’ headquarters from Jharkhand to West Bengal

Trinamool Congress (TMC) youth wing leader Najmul Sheikh was shot dead in West Bengal's Berhampore by unidentified people on Monday. Sheikh had set out for work and was waiting for a vessel to cross the river when three bike-borne youths appeared in front of him and fired several rounds of ammunition and fled from the spot.

West Bengal: TMC youth wing leader Najmul Sheikh shot dead

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Saturday took to the streets on Saturday to extend solidarity with the over 40 CRPF martyrs of the Pulwama terror attack.

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee joins candlelight march in solidarity with Pulwama terror attack martyrs

Startling details have emerged from the CBI questioning of Kolkata Police commissioner Rajeev Kumar on Saturday late afternoon. Insiders reveal that Kumar insisted the session to be recorded right at the beginning of the questioning leaving no scope for the agency to allege non-cooperation on his part.

Kolkata Police chief Rajeev Kumar insisted on video recording session with CBI officials on Saturday

The Kolkata Police commissioner Rajeev Kumar was grilled for almost 11 hours by CBI officers on Sunday for the second consecutive day at the CBI’s Shillong unit in connection with the Rose Valley and the Saradha Chit Fund Scam.

Chit fund scams: Kolkata police chief grilled for 11 hours in second round of questioning

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