JHARGRAM KUNAR HEMBRAM
West Bengal Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase 6: Tamluk , Kanthi, Ghatal and other constituencies vote on May 25. Key contests and other details
The BJP has replaced the incumbent MP of Medinipur, Dilip Ghosh, with the party's state Mahila Morcha president, Agnimitra Paul, as its candidate for the Medinipur Lok Sabha seat. On the other hand, the TMC has fielded an actor-turned-politician, June Maliah, as its candidate. The CPI(M) and Congress have chosen Biplab Bhatta and Sambhunath Chattopadhyay as their respective candidates.
BJP strongholds in Bengal's Jangal Mahal region to go to polls in sixth phase
The Jangal Mahal region, a stronghold of identity politics, braces for electoral battles as BJP-TMC rivalry intensifies. The penultimate phase of voting will decide the fate of eight Lok Sabha seats, marked by shifting alliances, family legacies, and socio-political tensions. Over 1.45 crore voters await their turn amidst tight security arrangements.
Gangetic plains, Midnapore hold key to Lok Sabha polls in Bengal
Intense political battle in West Bengal as Mamata Banerjee's TMC faces BJP in crucial regions like Gangetic Plains, Midnapore, Jalpaiguri, and Matua belt. Factors like SC/ST candidates, district dynamics, and key leaders play significant roles.
West Bengal: Jhargram BJP MP Kunar Hembram resigns
State BJP spokesperson Samik Bhattacharya said, "Hembram had informed the party about his decision a few days back."
Jhargram: Corruption, identity politics on voters' minds in former Maoist bastion
The women, all of whom belong to the ST community and collect and sell sal leaves for the neighbouring forests for a living, were responding to a question if the ruling TMC had worked for them. They were waiting for the TMC candidate, Santhali superstar Birbhaha Hansda, to arrive for a roadshow at Manikpara in Jhargram. She was already an hour late.
CPI(M) candidate from Jhargram, an unlikely YouTube star fighting to reclaim Left bastion
While one video of her speech has more than five lakh views, another has been watched over 47,000 times.
