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• Mamata Banerjee files plea in Calcutta high court challenging Bhabanipur poll result

  16-06-2026 11:52 via timesofindia.indiatimes.com
  
  Mamata Banerjee has challenged her Bhabanipur assembly election defeat in the Calcutta High Court. She lost the seat, previously her stronghold, by 15,105 votes to BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari. This challenge follows her earlier narrow loss in Nandigram during the 2021 Assembly elections.
  
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• Bengal 'soil pilferage racket': BJP leader files police plaint against Abhishek Banerjee

  16-06-2026 10:29 via timesofindia.indiatimes.com
  
  A BJP leader has accused TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee of involvement in an illegal soil extraction and pilferage racket in South 24 Parganas. This follows a previous complaint alleging Banerjee misappropriated Rs 250 crore from Cyclone Amphan relief funds. Police are examining the new allegations, with the complainant vowing to file further corruption charges.
  
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• New Kolkata Municipal Corporation board by Dec 7, civic election after delimitation: CM Suvendu Adhikari

  16-06-2026 04:56 via timesofindia.indiatimes.com
  
  Kolkata Municipal Corporation elections are slated for December 7th, following ward delimitation, announced Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari. This will coincide with polls in Bidhannagar and Howrah. The city anticipates significant central and state funding for infrastructure and environmental projects. Former councillors attended a cleanliness drive, with MLAs set to address citizen needs until the new board takes charge.
  
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• MoS buzz around TMC rebels now in NCPI

  16-06-2026 03:48 via timesofindia.indiatimes.com
  
  Following a rebellion against Trinamool, 20 MPs have joined the Nationalist Citizens’ Party of India (NCPI), with some being considered for Union council minister positions. While some MPs deny knowledge of ministerial berths, others express confusion about the party's future and symbol claims. One MP cited internal party issues as a reason for the split.
  
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• After TMC split, NCPI’s 20-MP bloc enters power race, tipped for Modi govt berths

  16-06-2026 03:48 via timesofindia.indiatimes.com
  
  Following a rebellion against Trinamool, 20 MPs have joined the Nationalist Citizens’ Party of India (NCPI), with some being considered for Union council minister positions. While some MPs deny knowledge of ministerial berths, others express confusion about the party's future and symbol claims. One MP cited internal party issues as a reason for the split.
  
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• Rs 75 in bank, 822 votes in polls: Inside NCPI's Howrah HQ, that became the new base for 20 rebel TMC MPs

  16-06-2026 03:20 via timesofindia.indiatimes.com
  
  A little-known Bengal outfit, the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI), has unexpectedly become a national political talking point after absorbing twenty rebel TMC Lok Sabha MPs. The party, with a modest financial history and a recent electoral debut in Tripura yielding only 822 votes, now claims to represent a significant parliamentary bloc.
  
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