Naushad Siddiqui

After a five-year hiatus, CPM and Congress are set to re-enter the assembly, securing seats in Murshidabad. CPM won Domkal, while Congress clinched Farakka and Raninagar. This marks a significant shift, with Trinamool's dominance in the district considerably reduced. Despite individual losses, Congress sees this as a hopeful start.

Trinamool Congress faced a significant setback in Kolkata, losing its stronghold and several key seats to the BJP. High-profile defeats included senior ministers and the deputy mayor, marking a stark contrast to previous elections. While some victories offered solace, the overall results signal a major shift in the city's political landscape.

Trinamool Congress's dominance in Kolkata crumbled as anti-incumbency led to significant electoral losses, including party chief Mamata Banerjee and several ministers. The BJP made inroads into traditional Trinamool strongholds, securing key urban seats. Despite the overall setback, a few senior Trinamool leaders managed to retain their constituencies in face-saving victories.

The Kolkata Police submitted its chargesheet against Bhangar MLA naushad siddiqui 25 days after he was arrested for attacking the police during a protest. On Wednesday, he was produced in Bankshall Court that rejected his bail plea and sent him to judicial custody till February 28.

A Chennai-based jeweller — originally hailing from Bhangar area and reportedly well-acquainted with ISF leader and MLA naushad siddiqui — has been summoned by Kolkata Police on Friday in connection with the January 21 clash probe.

The lone Indian Muslim politician from the city of Bhangar was remanded in judicial custody for 14 days by a bankshall court magistrate. He was arrested after an attack on cops and damage to government property in the city's Esplanade on January 21. The politician's defense counsel said the man was a victim of political conspiracy.

The West Bengal Assembly on Tuesday passed a resolution supporting an ad-hoc committee report that favoured the creation of a legislative council, amid opposition by the BJP.

Controversy erupted in South 24 Parganas, after a panchayat pradhan issued a diktat that only the ones bearing allegiance to the TMC will get work under the 100-days' job scheme, with the ISF asserting that political leaning should never be a criterion in such matters.

Speaker Biman Banerjee and leaders from the Trinamool Congress and BJP paid their respects to former chief minister Jyoti Basu on his 108th birthday, in the assembly on Thursday. There was, however, no one from the Left Front to offer tribute.

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said she had directed police "to take strong action" against troublemakers in the three zones, spread across the 73,000-odd panchayat seats in Bengal, where there has been violence.

The incident occurred a day after a local TMC leader was shot dead. The police prevented the CPI(M) leaders, accompanied by villagers reportedly supporting the Left party, from reaching Dogachia village, where several houses were vandalized and some set on fire after the murder.

A 20-year-old college-goer was recently arrested by the Kherwadi police for allegedly threatening, blackmailing and raping his former girlfriend. The accused, naushad siddiqui, is a second-year BMS student and lives in Dharavi. The 18-year-old girl studies in the same college and resides in the same area.

A 20-year-old college-goer was recently arrested by the Kherwadi police for threatening, blackmailing and raping a girl acquainted with him. The accused, naushad siddiqui, is a second-year BMS student and lives in Dharavi.

A former student of the Aliah University and an active youth leader of the Indian Secular Front was allegedly murdered at his Amta residence in Howrah under mysterious circumstances on Friday night

An ISF candidate was shot at while some Trinamool supporters and several policemen were injured as bombs, glass bottles and brickbats ruled the way to the block development office in Bhangar (II) on the fourth day of filing nominations on Tuesday. The morning violence turned the entire area into a war zone.

The state assembly on Tuesday initiated a move to revive the Vidhan Parishad in Bengal, passing a resolution by more than two-thirds majority with 196 MLAs voting in favour and 69 against.

Violent protests erupted in Bhangar over the Waqf Amendment Act, resulting in clashes between demonstrators and police. Sixteen officers were injured, and vehicles were damaged, leading to road blockages and the deployment of RAF.