

Parno Mittra
BJP
Amal Kumar Mukhopadhyay
INC
NOTA
NOTA
Subrata De
IND
Surajit Ghosh
NRPI
Shyamal Ck
IND

Sukumar Ghosh
RSP
Sunil Dey
BJP
NOTA
NOTA
Shyamal
IND
Prabir Chatterjee
RAJSP
Ruchir Sharma says his broader assessment of West Bengal reflected similar patterns. "I'm really struck by how backward this state still is."
Bengal's rankings in terms of per capita income have remained unchanged for decades now, says Ruchir Sharma
Sanyal's response came after former Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi shared a post that read: "Gurugram wishes smooth elections in West Bengal. We want our maids back safe and soon"
Firhad Hakim is a senior Trinamool Congress leader and has represented the Kolkata Port assembly constituency for several terms. He is seeking another term from the seat.
Rajeev Mantri also pointed to the city's geography and infrastructure gaps, describing Kolkata's riverfront as "unique and wonderful" but "massively underdeveloped and underutilised"
West Bengal election latest: He also predicted that the saffron party is going to win a huge number of seats in the state.
West Bengal election latest: West Bengal, long known for high voter participation, recorded an estimated 92.9% turnout in the first phase of Assembly polling on Thursday—its highest since 1951
West Bengal Phase 1 voting today: The first phase covers 152 of the state's 294 seats, including all 54 in north Bengal and several constituencies across Murshidabad, Nadia, Birbhum, and Hooghly
Kharge accused the prime minister of "terrorising" political parties and people by misusing government machinery and central agencies to stifle the opposition
'Whatever you see in Bengal today was built during the Left Front government,' says CPIM's veteran leader Ashok Bhattacharya




