Elections 2019: NDA set to retain Darjeeling Seats, suggests Opinion Poll
The NDA is set to retain the Darjeeling MP seat and also win the state assembly by-elections in 2019.
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BJP Darjeeling Candidate demands repolling in Phansidewa and Chopra
BJP Darjeeling Lok Sabha candidate from Darjeeling, Raju Bista has written to the Returning Officer and District Magistrate demanding repolling in one booth (163) in…
BJP has promised to look into our Gorkhaland demand: Gurung
“We have sent a memorandum to the BJP, demanding Gorkhaland. They(BJP) have assured us that they will look into it. We are happy that their (BJP’s) manifesto speaks about bringing a permanent solution to the region,”
Violence, Rigging, Intimidation – Typical Election Atmosphere in WB
Clashes broke out between BJP and TMC in Cooch Behar’s Dinhata. Similar incidents were reported from Mathabhanga and Natabari. At Rashamanta High School in Cooch Behar, polling was stopped for half an hour after supporters of TMC and BJP clashed with each other.
BJP Election Manifesto – A Thunderbolt for Opposition in Darjeeling Hills?
Political resolution on the matter of Gorkhas
1.”We will recognise the 11 left out Indian Gorkha sub-tribes as Schedule Tribes. We are also committed to implement the reservation in the legislative assembly of Sikkim for Limboo and Tamang tribes.
2.”We are committed to work towards finding a permanent political solution to the issue of Darjeeling Hills, Siliguri Terai and Dooars region.”
Hill Parties request ‘Immediate Deployment’ of para-military forces
In the wake of recent poll-related violences in Kalimpong, different Hill parties have written to the Election Commission raising strong concerns about free and fair…
A Welcome Step: Historic Alliance of GJM and GNLF in Darjeeling Hills
We have to realize the fact that the long cherished dream to statehood or 6th schedule can only be achieved through a political settlement with the central government. This brings us to the conclusion that it is only the Center that has the power to get this done, and it would be a blunder not to support an alliance that is making an attempt to do just that.
BJP Joins Forces With Sikkim Opposition Party Ahead of Elections
The BJP is redrawing political equations in Sikkim for the state assembly polls and the Lok Sabha elections, which will happen simultaneously. It has decided…
The Changing Waves of Politics in Darjeeling
In 2014 I had written about the possibility of BJP trying to sabotage the Gorkhaland issue if they see any chances of coming to power in…
“Chaiwala to Rafelwala – Modi Transforms After Election” – says Mamata
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee scoffed at PM Modi’s Mainaguri speech. Calling out his empty promises to tea garden workers she said, “During the election,…