Mamata Banerjee

BJP MP Locket Chatterjee speaks to OpIndia about West Bengal post poll violence and the iron fisted reign of Mamata Banerjee

Though Mamata Banerjee was present at the event and was sitting on the stage when the award was presented, she did not receive the award herself. The award was received by state education minister Bratya Basu on the CM's behalf.

BJP state secretary Priyanka Tibrewal disclosed that nearly 70 party workers, including Arjun Chowrasiya, were forced to flee from Cossipore

MHA Amit Shah who is on a two-day visit to West Bengal has asked to cancel all the planned celebrations in Kolkata after learning about BJP member Arjun Chowrasiya's death. Shah will visit the deceased's residence on Friday afternoon.

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee allegedly said, "hum kafir nahi hain" during public address on Eid

OpIndia had a long conversation with Rajya Sabha MP Swapan Dasgupta regarding Bengal politics and the Bengali society today.

After the Trinamool Congress (TMC) won the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha elections, party thugs went mad and attacked BJP members in the state.

An FIR has been filed with Delhi Crime Branch by Enforcement Directorate (ED) against Kolkata police over forgery and fabrication of a court order.

Kiran Kandolkar claimed that Prashant Kishor had come to blackmail Congress and eventually helped the BJP.

"The petrol prices in some states are way higher than in others. This is not only an injustice to the people living in these states but it also affects the neighboring states," PM Modi added