 | Bengal hastens to issue notification to form rural boards before August 16The notification has prompted a section of government officials to raise question whether it would cut short the five-year tenure of several rural bodies, |
 | TMC, BJP cross swords over imposition of Article 355 in West Bengal over rural poll violence"Free and fair polls will be possible only if Article 355 is imposed in the state. The law and order situation has completely failed in the state," BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar said. |
 | West Bengal Panchayat poll results subject to final order: Calcutta HCTrashes report submitted by state poll panel on violence during Bengal panchayat elections |
 | Calcutta High Court dismisses petitions seeking declaration of Bengal rural polls voidThe bench held that the issues raised in the petitions have been settled in an earlier matter by the high court and the decision was upheld by the Supreme Court. |
 | Counting for West Bengal rural polls underway, TMC leads in over 3,000 gram panchayatsAll the counting venues are being manned by armed state police personnel and central forces, with prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC being imposed outside the venue. |
 | Tit for tat: TMC and BJP form fact-finding teams for Manipur, Bengal panchayat poll violenceThe TMC has accused the BJP of using "divisive" politics in Manipur; the BJP called TMC's Manipur move "an attempt to divert attention from the violence in Bengal." |
 | Lodge FIRs in all deaths on day of rural polls: Calcutta High CourtThe court also directed the state government to provide assistance to the relatives for the cremation of those who died in alleged poll violence and to healthcare facilities for the injured. |
 | Smriti Irani targets TMC and Congress on ‘Maut ka Khela’ in West Bengal panchayat pollsThe union minister informed that the central govt has dedicated Rs 74 cr for the care, well-being, education and skill development of rape and other sexual offence victims under POCSO Act. |
 | Amid violence, all set for panchayat polls in West Bengal on SaturdaySince the day the polls were announced on June 8, widespread violence was reported in various parts of the state leading to the death of over a dozen people, including a teenager. |
 | Calcutta HC: Deploy Central forces, cops in all booths in equal ratioThe division bench of Chief Justice T. S. Shivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya upheld Bhattacharya’s submission. |
| One killed, four injured in clash between two groups in West Bengal's Cooch BeharOn whether the clash was between two political outfits, the policeman said that the matter is under investigation and he would comment only after the investigation is complete. |
| Calcutta HC sets aside order for CBI probe into 'tampering' with rural poll nomination papersTwo petitioners - Kashmira Begum and Anjuna Bibi - candidates for panchayat polls under Uluberia I block claimed that the documents filed by them at the time of nomination were tampered with. |
| Bengal panchayat polls: Central forces start route march to instil confidence among voters in BolpurThe administration and Bolpur police also joined hands with the central forces to ensure that the election process could be done peacefully in the Panchayat elections. |
 | Bengal polls: Governor summons state poll panel chiefSinha has been called by Bose to update him about the violence that claimed four lives in the state. |
 | Violence escalates in run-up to rural polls in Bengal, three injuredBJP MLA from Sanamukhi in Bankura Dibakar Gharami was allegedly manhandled when he was accompanying the party candidate to submit his nomination papers. |
 | Bengal rural Polls: Violence continues on second day of nomination filingA Congress activist was shot dead on Friday, the first day of nomination filing, in Murshidabad district allegedly by TMC goons, a charge denied by the ruling party. |
