Murshidabad

Video: CPM claims BJP 'goons attacked, broke Lenin statue' in Bengal's Murshidabad

Vladimir Lenin was a Russian revolutionary who led the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution and founded the Soviet Union, becoming one of the most influential communist leaders, having overwhelming influence in West Bengal politics under the CPM regime, which was uprooted by the TMC's Mamata Banerjee after three decades in 2011. The party said it registered a police complaint, leading to arrest of five and vowed to rebuild the statue on May 8.

West Bengal poll results: Why Mamata's defeat is good news for Congress

The 2026 West Bengal election saw the BJP win, but the TMC's weakening social coalitions created openings for the Congress in pockets of central Bengal. While the BJP consolidated gains, the Congress secured at least two seats in Murshidabad, marking a modest, geographically concentrated revival by benefiting from vote fragmentation.

West Bengal poll results: Why Mamata's defeat is a good news for Congress

The 2026 West Bengal election saw the BJP win, but the TMC's weakening social coalitions created openings for the Congress in pockets of central Bengal. While the BJP consolidated gains, the Congress secured at least two seats in Murshidabad, marking a modest, geographically concentrated revival by benefiting from vote fragmentation.

Murshidabad tense as Bengal polls see clashes

Watch: Chaos during Murshidabad voting — TMC, Kabir cadres clash, police resort to lathicharge

Bengal polls: TMC, Kabir cadres clash; voter intimidation claims — what's happening in Murshidabad

Do we remember Murshidabad's beedi workers?