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West Bengal Chief Secretary directs all offices to ensure that no important paper or file is removed or damaged, prohibits unauthorised copying of documents

OpIndia Staff - 4 May, 2026

West Bengal Chief Secretary Dushyant Nariala has issued a formal directive to all departmental secretaries and heads of offices, instructing them to prevent the...

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Clashes erupt between BJP and TMC workers at several places in West Bengal during counting, police use lathi charges to maintain order

OpIndia Staff - 4 May, 2026

Scuffles broke out between party workers of BJP and TMC at several counting centres as vote counting progressed for the West Bengal Assembly elections. A...

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Mamata Banerjee alleges ECI is not disclosing results of seats where TMC is winning, claims party will win, urges party agents and candidates not...

OpIndia Staff - 4 May, 2026

As the BJP is heading towards a historic victory in West Bengal, current chief minister Mamata Banerjee continues to attack the Election Commission over...

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West Bengal Elections: Kolkata Police bans all victory processions, rallies, and public celebrations on 4th May to maintain public order and peace

OpIndia Staff - 4 May, 2026

As the BJP is heading towards a historic victory in West Bengal, the Kolkata Police have issued a strict notification prohibiting all victory processions,...

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Three-layer security across districts as Bengal vote counting begins: 37 companies deployed in Birbhum, Kolkata on high alert

OpIndia Staff - 4 May, 2026

In Birbhum district, Superintendent of Police Surya Pratap Yadav said that strong security measures are already in place. A total of 37 companies of security forces have been deployed across the district.

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West Bengal Vidhan Sabha election: ECI announces repolling for the 2nd time in Falta constituency after TMC goons intimidate voters and issue threats

OpIndia Staff - 3 May, 2026

In Falta, TMC goons threatened BJP supporters and prevented several people from voting.

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‘Jahangir Khan issued rape and death threats’: Locals in West Bengal’s Falta constituency stage protests after TMC goons intimidate them during repolling

OpIndia Staff - 2 May, 2026

Notably, Falta is part of the Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha constituency, a stronghold of TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee.

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West Bengal: Election Commission orders repolling in 15 booths in Magrahat Paschim and Diamond Harbour after instances of taping over BJP button on EVMs...

OpIndia Staff - 1 May, 2026

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has declared the polling held on April 29, 2026, in 15 specific polling stations of two Assembly constituencies...

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West Bengal: Psephologist Pradeep Gupta, who runs ‘Axis My India’, narrates how Mamata govt arrested his team members for carrying out surveys

OpIndia Staff - 1 May, 2026

Pradeep Gupta, the founder of 'Axis My India' market research company, has recently revealed that the Mamata government in West Bengal arrested his team...

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