BJP ends 15 years of Trinamool rule after securing landslide victory in West Bengal

The result of the just-concluded West Bengal legislative assembly election is significant not only because of the change of power but also because it marks the emergence of a new structural phenomenon in eastern India and, in addition, a new variable for Bangladesh-India relations.

BJP’s victory in the West Bengal assembly elections has been widely described as a tectonic shift.

The rise of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal is more than just another electoral outcome.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday said she had “not been defeated” and would not resign, a day after results showed her party lost heavily to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

A sharp rise in BJP’s vote share in Bengal has reshaped the political map, delivering a decisive mandate and altering the balance among major and smaller parties

The BJP has finally swept West Bengal, a state that shares a long border, language and cultural ties with Bangladesh and has long stood apart from Narendra Modi’s political advance.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party yesterday secured a resounding election victory in West Bengal, expanding his unrivalled consolidation of power across the country.

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The second and final phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections will be held today in 142 constituencies, setting up a decisive contest between the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Former domestic player and administrator Mithun Manhas was unanimously elected on Sunday as president of India's cricket board, the sport's most powerful national body.

Just because the Indian people supported Bangladesh in 1971, does that mean Bangladesh should now be indebted to the Indian government?

India's cricket board defended its World-Cup-winning captain Rohit Sharma on Monday after comments about his lack of fitness from a spokesperson for the Congress, the country's main opposition party.

Telugu superstar Allu Arjun has addressed the media for the first time following his release from custody related to a fan’s tragic death at the premiere of his upcoming film “Pushpa 2: The Rule.” 

BJP is making infiltration an election campaign plank in Santhal Parganas and Kolhan.

Modi now relies on two more secular regional leaders, political tacticians who could potentially outmanoeuvre the Modi-Shah duo.

With the change in the balance of power, there will be internal pressure from coalition partners and external pressure from stronger opposition to not act unilaterally.

Cricket is more than just a game in India: critics accuse ruling-party politicians and the sport's closely linked mega-rich board of exploiting its huge popularity for electoral advantage.

With great wealth, should there not be great scrutiny and accountability?

India's upcoming election sees BJP's narrative shift to Hindu identity under PM Modi, prompting opposition emphasis on economic issues