BJP releases 1st list of 144 candidates for Bengal Assembly 2026 polls; Suvendu fielded in Mamata's Bhabanipur constituency

Mar 16, 2026

BJP MLA Agnimitra Paul will contest from Asansol Dakshin, actor-turned-politician Rudranil Ghosh is set to run from Shibpur, and BJP MLA Bankim Chandra Ghosh...

TMC MPs protest against centre with photos of Rabindranath Tagore, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

Dec 09, 2025

This comes after senior TMC MP Sugata Roy on Monday raised an objection to Prime Minister Narendra Modi referring to 'Vande Mataram' composer Bankim...

Jairam Ramesh accuses BJP of pitting Tagore against Bankim Chandra in debate on Vande Mataram

Dec 12, 2025

Ramesh alleged that the BJP's strategy to pit Rabindranath Tagore against Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay had backfired.

PM Modi pays homage to Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay on his jayanti

Jun 26, 2026

In a post on X, PM Modi wrote, "Tributes to the great Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay on his Jayanti. A towering literary luminary, his...

"Brazen repetition of historical mistake:" Bankim Chandra descendant writes to Sonia Gandhi over Vande Mataram controversy

Aug 16, 2026

BJP MLA and Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay's descendant Sumitro Chatterjee wrote a letter to Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Saturday, expressing anguish over the Vande...

'Vande Mataram' Composer Bankim Chandra's descendant Sumitra Chattopadhyay joins BJP ahead of elections

Feb 26, 2026

Sumitra Chattopadhyay, a descendant of 'Vande Mataram' composer Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and a former senior official of the Labour Department, formally joined the BJP...