CM Mamata Banerjee urges PM Narendra Modi to declare January 23 as 'Desh Nayak Diwas' to remember the sacrifices of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. Ahead of assembly polls, PM Narendra Modi is likely to visit Bengal on the auspicious occasion.
The sudden exit of former TMC observer Suvendu Adhikari is a big blow to TMC, which has lost its strongholds in the areas such as Bankura, Purulia, Paschim Medinipur and Purba Medinipur, Malda and Murshidabad.
Poll Strategist Prashant Kishor, who is helping the Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, has sought to downplay the "media hype" on BJP's rise in Bengl saying the saffron party would struggle to cross the double digits.
In total, 11 MLAs, an MP and a former MP joined the BJP in the presence of Amit Shah in Medinipur. Nearly 50 former Trinamool, Congress and Left front leaders also joined the BJP today.
Attack on BJP's National President JP Nadda's convoy in West Bengal, has definitely come as a shocker. Union Home Ministry has sought a report from West Bengal Government.