Nityananda Ghosh

Jahangir Khan, the TMC candidate who once compared himself to ‘Pushpa’ and later withdrew from the Falta Assembly repoll, still got 7,783 votes as BJP’s Debangshu Panda secured a landslide win in the constituency.

BJP candidate Debangshu Panda secured a resounding victory in the Falta repoll, defeating his nearest rival by 1.09 lakh votes, the highest margin in West Bengal Assembly polls and dealing another blow to the Trinamool Congress, which suffered a rout in the elections.

Polling started at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm across 285 polling stations, including auxiliary booths. Counting of votes has been scheduled for May 24.

Prince of Kolkata Sourav Ganguly is facing a fierce political bouncer, days after the BJP swept the Assembly polls in West Bengal. Ganguly's meeting with BJP's PN Pathak has triggered massive backlash. People are now attacking Ganguly over the visit and calling the 'Prince of Kolkata' "selfish and opportunist".

The Muslim vote bloc, almost taken for granted as rock solid by the 'secular' parties, delivered a shock departure from conventional behaviour in the just-concluded Bengal elections.

Chandranath Rath, a close aide of Suvendu Adhikari, was shot dead near his Madhyamgram home on Wednesday night. The killing triggered a sharp political reaction as police examined CCTV footage and forensic evidence.

Suvendu Adhikari said his aide Chandranath Rath was killed over his association with him. He said the murder was premeditated, while the family sought swift punishment for those responsible.

Suvendu Adhikari's personal secretary, Chandranath Rath, was allegedly shot dead late Wednesday night in North 24 Parganas district, in what investigators suspect was a planned and targeted attack.

Chandranath Rath, a close aide of Suvendu Adhikari, was shot dead in North 24 Parganas on Wednesday night. His killing has intensified political tensions in Bengal amid the volatile post-election atmosphere.