The NDA … BJP’s vote share in the state (in the general election) soared to 40.6 percent from about 17 percent in 2014. Nirmala Sitharaman Press Conference LIVE Updates: FM says total stimulus by govt, RBI is Rs 29.87 lakh crore, which is 15% of GDP, Fundamental, Stock Ideas, Multibaggers & Insights, Stock & Index F&O Trading Calls & Market Analysis, Positional and Intraday Trading Calls basis Noiseless Chart, Commodity Trading Calls & Market Analysis, Currency Derivatives Trading Calls & Insights, Options Trading Advice and Market Analysis, Model portfolios, Investment Ideas, Guru Screens and Much More, Proprietary system driven Rule Based Trading calls, Curated markets data, exclusive trading recommendations, Independent equity analysis & actionable investment ideas, Details stock report and investment recommendation. The saffron party's tally is much higher than that of its ally – the JD(U) which won 43 seats. Free and fair polls not possible in West Bengal without President's rule: Kailash Vijayvargiya Assembly elections are due in West Bengal in April-May next year. Last Updated: November 11, 2020, 19:57 IST; FOLLOW US ON: Facebook Twitter. BJP's win in Bihar and the by-polls will act as a morale booster for its workers in the state. You (Congress) went and sat in Shiv Sena's lap (in Maharashtra). He was accompanied by senior BJP leaders Kailash Vijayvargiya, Mukul Roy and SS Ahluwalia, among others. On social media, he describes himself as a right-wing Hindu socio-political thinker, writer and ideologue. 3-Point Analysis | OTT, online news platforms under regulation of I&B Ministry: What does this mean? “BJP's tact of using (Asaduddin) Owaisi Sahab's party in the Bihar elections has succeeded to an extent. Its efforts on the ground led to the party winning 18 of Bengal’s 42 parliamentary seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha election, up from just two in 2014. Watch Now! The home minister would also collect information about the law and order situation in the state. Economic issues have totally lost significance in Indian elections. Addressing reporters here on Tuesday night, AIMIM's president Asaduddin Owaisi said that the party will fight for justice inthe northern state's Seemanchal region. After landing in the district via a helicopter, Shah garlanded a statue of Birsa Munda. The tally of the three parties – CPI (M-L), CPM and CPI – was just three short of the Congress. The Hyderabad MP-led party was in the fray in 20 seats in Bihar elections, a majority of which went to polls in the third phase on November 7, as part of the Grand Democratic Secular Front that has four other parties, including Upendra Kushwaha''s Rashtriya Lok Samta Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party. West Bengal: Sounding poll bugle, Amit Shah asks BJP leaders to go all out against TMC “Don’t think of TMC resistance. The Union Home Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Amit Shah reached Kolkata on Wednesday evening, 4 November, to survey the party’s organisational preparedness for the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal. Explained | How colleges are preparing for online placement season. Plus, the BJP has not portrayed a chief ministerial candidate to take on two-term chief minister Banerjee. With the outcome of the 2020 Bihar Assembly election now clear, all eyes are on the next round of polls in the country. West Bengal Election 2021 Opinion Poll. Results of Bihar Assembly polls were not completely declared when the question was posed. Reproduction of news articles, photos, videos or any other content in whole or in part in any form or medium without express writtern permission of moneycontrol.com is prohibited. According to NDTV, BJP leaders have confirmed that he will be leading the party in the 2021 Assembly elections, which are due in approximately four months. There are two victors today — Rashtriya Janata Dal's (RJD's) Tejashwi Yadav, and Modi. Reached Kolkata!I wholeheartedly thank the people of West Bengal and our karyakartas for such love, warmth and support. He also met the families of the deceased BJP workers who were allegedly killed by the Trinamool Congress cadres. The Bengal opinion poll in Birbhum was carried out between 26th and 27th of August 2020. Its candidates will lose deposits in most of the seats," TMC MP and spokesperson Saugato Roy said. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, as part of his 2-day West Bengal visit, reached the state’s Bankura district on Thursday, 5 November, where he will hold an organisational meet. Reproduction of news articles, photos, videos or any other content in whole or in part in any form Follow LIVE updates of the 2020 Bihar assembly election result here. Last Updated : Nov 11, 2020 01:31 PM IST | Source: Atmanirbhar Bharat 3.0: FM announces additional outlay of Rs 18,000 crore for PMAY(U), FM Nirmala Sitharaman announces 'Atmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana' to boost employment creation. Although BJP has the advantage of being an "untested challenger" in West Bengal where it has never been in power, the party is well aware that it will be up against Mamata Banerjee, who has the reputation of being a tough fighter, party sources said. Assam, Kerala, Union Territory of Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal are expected to head for polls to elect new assemblies in April-May 2021. In several states where the BJP has seized power, such as Haryana, Maharashtra, Manipur, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, the party didn't have any CM candidate during the polls. “Don’t think of TMC resistance. West Bengal Election 2021 Opinion Poll. In Bengal, TMC won 211 seats in the 2016 assembly election. Vijayvargiya asserted that BJP's victory in West Bengal will be "much bigger" as it will "storm to power with a two-thirds majority". The NDA was able to retain power despite the COVID-triggered nationwide lockdown leading lakhs of migrants returning to Bihar amid economic distress. To corner TMC, the BJP has been so far stressing on its alleged misrule, law and order issues, violence, corruption and the state administration's handling of the COVID-19 situation in West Bengal. Vijayvargiya is of the opinion that not just Bihar assembly poll results, the saffron party's victory in several by-polls across the country show that not only has the faith of the people in it increased but also in the policies of the BJP government at the Centre. The win in Bihar – as the first large election since the novel coronavirus pandemic started -- is likely to boost the morale of the BJP cadre. This was evident again on Thursday as he garlanded the statue of India’s tribal freedom fighter Birsa Munda in Bankura. Buoyed by the results of Bihar assembly elections, the AIMIM which bagged five seats is now looking to spread its wings to states such as Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. At the same time, I can also see people looking up to Narendra Modi as a ray of hope," said Shah, while speaking to reporters after the garlanding programme. The home minister aggressively took on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as he said the knell of “Mamata government” has been sounded | via Twitter. It is time for West Bengal now,” Roy said in a tweet. Now, there is a chance that AIMIM could contest the election in Bengal and look to replicate success there. This is likely to be a morale booster for the Left cadre in Bengal too. Bengal BJP divided on strategy for 2021 state polls 13 Feb, 2020, 01.55 PM IST. File photo of BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya (PTI Photo). ABP ANANDA-CNX SURVEY: Trinamool will win in West Bengal Assembly Election 2021. Versus 2016, TMC is seeing a loss of 6 seats out of 9 seats it won. He would also disclose information on his upcoming visit to the state to the top leadership. After the BJP's defeat in the Delhi Assembly elections, poll managers of its West Bengal unit are divided whether to push its aggressive strategy on the CAA-NRC or mellow it … The party unsuccessfully contested in Bihar Assembly polls in 2015 and secured less than 0.5 per cent votes. A section of the state BJP leaders, however, underlined that the Bihar election results will have little impact on polls in West Bengal, other than seats along the border. After clinching the Bihar assembly polls, West Bengal will be the "prime focus" for BJP where it has set a target of winning more than 200 seats in the state elections due in April-May 2021, party national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya said on Wednesday. West Bengal will now be our prime focus state. Besides Telangana and Bihar, MIM has two MLAs and one MP in Maharashtra. "You mean we should not fight elections. But it will act as a "morale booster" for party workers in Bengal. Plus, the BJP under Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Amit Shah have done well in elections where they are contesting as challengers. He, however, did not clarify whether the party would contest on its own or in alliance with other parties. The saffron party has not been a strong political force in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry even though it has made some efforts in the last few years. Even as Shah had lunch at the house of another tribal, Vivishan Hansda of Chaturdi village of Bankura district, a worried Mamata Banerjee announced that her government is offering a job to Mahali. I will fight in West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and will fight every election in the country... Do I need to ask anyone's permission to fight the polls," he said when asked whether the party would contest in any other state. ABP ANANDA-CNX SURVEY: Trinamool will win in West Bengal Assembly Election 2021. “Don’t think of the Trinamool Congress resistance. Agree? Bihar Election 2020: Follow Moneycontrol’s full coverage here. The difference between the elections in the two states is that we were in power in Bihar for nearly 15 years, but in West Bengal we are a challenger," Ghosh said. The Bihar election marked the resurgence of the Left in the state with the three of these parties – part of the MGB – winning 16 of the 29 seats they contested. According to India Today, the Matuas are Dalit Hindu refugees who crossed the Bangladesh border and have been settling in West Bengal for generations. The Trinamol Congress in 2014, won 34 seats, whereas other 8 seats were shared among the Congress, BJP and the left. Three of six major polls give BJP majority on its own; Congress number pegged at sub-100. Chowdhury hails from Bengal. Recent election results and voting trends have clearly shown that India has moved towards ‘split-ticket’ voting where voters tend to vote very differently for elections at the Centre and in the state. One of Amit Shah’s main agenda of this trip is to pacify the Matua community, reported NDTV. 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