Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 1 (ANI): Babul Supriyo and West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar engaged in a war of words over who would administer the oath to the TMC leader elected to the assembly from 161-Ballygunge constituency.

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 16 (ANI): The counting of votes, which began at 8 am, for the Asansol Lok Sabha seat and Ballygunge Assembly seat bypolls is underway in West Bengal on Saturday.

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 7 (ANI): Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate for the Ballygunge assembly bypoll Babul Supriyo on Thursday said that earlier he could meet only 70 per cent of the population, but now after joining TMC, he can meet the entire 100 per cent.

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 2 (ANI): Mithun Chakraborty, actor and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader on Saturday appealed to the Asansol voters to vote for BJP candidate Agnimitra Paul in the upcoming Lok Sabha bypoll.

Ballygunge (West Bengal) [India], March 21 (ANI): Trinamool Congress leader Babul Supriyo on Monday filed his nomination for the Ballygunge Assembly bypolls in West Bengal and called it a "new journey in politics".

Kolkata Mar 21 PTI Trinamool Congress candidates Shatrughan Sinha and Babul Supriyo on Monday filed their nominations for by-polls to a Lok Sabha and an assembly seat to be held on April 12 in West BengalSinha has been fielded for by-election to the Asansol Lok Sabha constituency while Supriyo was nominated for the Ballygunge Assembly seatSpeaking to reporters after filing his nomination at Alipore Survey Building Supriyo said I am thankful to Didi TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee for giving me this opportunity to contest from the presitigious Ballygunge constituency I am really honoured and accept the challenge The bypoll to Asansol was necessitated as Supriyo resigned as the BJP MP after joining the TMC in September last yearThe Ballygunge Assembly seat is going for polls as incumbent MLA and state minister Subrata Mukherjee died in November 2021Sinha a former BJP leader filed his nomination at the office of the district magistrate of Paschim BardhamanThe actor-turned-politician had Sunday taken a jibe at the BJP for labelling him as an outsider wondering what the saffron party makes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi contesting from VaranasiIf for national figures like the PM contesting the Lok Sabha polls from anywhere is accepted then the same holds true for me as well he had saidBy-polls to the Asansol Lok Sabha constituency and the Ballygunje assembly seat will be held on April 12 and votes will be counted on April 16 PTI DC RBT RBT