NISHITH PRAMANIK

Weaknesses in the organisational structure, candidate changes in previously-won seats, and the halt of central scheme funds contributed to the BJP's defeat in West Bengal, with the Trinamool Congress blaming central deprivation. The lack of a Modi w...

Election Result Full Winner List 2024: The BJP faces unexpected losses in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Rajasthan, with the NDA coalition projected to secure around 290 seats. The BJP alone falls short of a majority, leading in only 191 seats despite ...

Trinamool Congress leads in 29 out of 42 West Bengal Lok Sabha seats, boosted by women voters, 'Lakshmir Bhandar' scheme, and other women-centric welfare programs.

Violence mars Cooch Behar voting as BJP, Trinamool clash. Incidents in Sitai, Dinhata, Bhetaguri. Bombs found, leaders injured, workers attacked. Arrests made, violence alleged. Voter injuries, booth clashes reported.

Speaking at Murshidabad's minority-dominated Jangipur, she said she will not allow NRC, CAA or uniform civil code to be implemented in Bengal. "I want to bring to your (ECI) knowledge, why only central forces and armed police from the central govern...

During the first phase of Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal, incidents of violence were reported, including the beating of a polling agent from All India Trinamool Congress in Mathabhanga, Coochbehar. Clashes between the Bharatiya Janata Party and ...

In the first phase of polling in Coochbehar, Jalpaiguri, and Alipurduar in North Bengal, sporadic violence was reported, with voter turnout reaching 15.96% in Coochbehar, 15.91% in Alipurduar, and 14.13% in Jalpaiguri by 9 am. Instances of violence ...

Nishith Pramanik is a representative of Rajbanshi community and had won Cooch Behar seat in 2019, after defecting from Trinamool. He is contesting from the seat for the second time. Trinamool's Sitai MLA Jagadish Chandra Basunia has been fielded by ...

Both the parties are claiming that they have done developmental work for the community, which accounts for about 40% of the voters in the constituency. While the BJP bagged the reserved seat in the 2019 general election, the AITC had won the seat in...

Mamata Banerjee accuses BJP of power misuse, claims NIA, ED, Income Tax, BSF, CISF work for BJP. Urges Election Commission at Cooch Behar rally for democracy.

Reacting to the incident, Union minister for home affairs Nishith Pramanik said, "The central government has taken the matter very seriously. This incident is very unfortunate... When a central agency is in a state, it is the responsibility of the s...

he vehicle of Union Minister of State for Home and BJP MP from Cooch Behar, Nisith Pramanik, was attacked and vandalised allegedly by a group of Trinamool Congress workers on Saturday. The incident took place at Burihat under Dinhata Assembly consti...

While Vaishnaw was seen trying to pacify Mamata Banerjee, Union Minister of State (MoS) Subhas Sarkar was seen urging people to stop shouting slogans. Sarkar said from the dais, "This is a programme organised by the government of India. Please do no...

Leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari took pot shots at the government for the walkout staged by ruling party members. "For the first time, West Bengal Speaker Biman Banerjee was forced to adjourn the House," he said. "It is always alleged that the ...

He said the government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has had a zero tolerance policy against terrorism from the very first day.

With five BJP MLAs already defecting to the Trinamool Congress, the BJP aims to retain the two seats Dinhata and Santipur, which it had won in 2021 assembly polls. Trinamool Congress, on the other hand, targets to bag all four seats. With that aim i...

The four seats going to polls on October 30 are Dinhata (Cooch Behar), Santipur (Nadia), Khardaha (North 24 Parganas) and Gosaba (South 24 Parganas).

Many feel that the reverse migration to the Trinamool Congress post-assembly polls is more serious than the exodus to the saffron party before the assembly polls. Infact, Trinamool Congress Minister Subrata Mukherjee expressed doubts whether the par...

The ‘Shahid Samman Yatra, similar to the party’s nationwide Ashirwad Yatra, started on Tuesday morning from the BJP state headquarters in Kolkata. Four union ministers of state –– Subhas Sarkar, John Barla, Nishith Pramanik and Shantanu Thakur –– le...