Babul Supriyo: News
Babul Supriyo is an Indian playback singer and politician from West Bengal who belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). As of 2021, he is a Member of the Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Asansol, West Bengal. Supriyo did his schooling at Don Bosco School, Hooghly, and holds a Bachelor's Degree in Commerce. In the 1990s, Babul Supriyo burst onto the scene as a talented singer from a modest background, delivering numerous musical hits over the next decade. His joining of the BJP in 2014 marked his entry into politics. He won from Asansol constituency in the Lok Sabha Elections that year, retaining the seat in the next General Elections in 2019. Supriyo served as a Minister of State (MoS) for various ministries from 2014-21 in the successive Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) governments. He was associated with the Ministries of Urban Development and Housing (2014-16), Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises (2016-19), and Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (2019-21). Supriyo contested the 2021 West Bengal State Assembly elections from the constituency of Tollyganj but lost to All India Trinamool Congress's (AITC) Aroop Biswas.
03 Mar 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Won't contest: BJP's Pawan Singh withdraws from Asansol race
Bhojpuri actor and singer Pawan Singh has withdrawn from the Asansol Lok Sabha race in West Bengal, hours after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) named him in its first candidates' list on Saturday.
05 Dec 2023
Film FestivalSalman Khan arrives in Kolkata to attend KIFF 2023
Bollywood superstar Salman Khan touched down in Kolkata on Tuesday to grace the opening of the 29th Kolkata International Film Festival.
03 Aug 2022
Partha ChatterjeeWB cabinet reshuffle: 9 ministers, including Babul Supriyo, take oath
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday made a major reshuffle in the cabinet.
16 Apr 2022
West BengalWest Bengal: TMC sweeps bypolls; Mamata Banerjee thanks voters
Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal CM, Mamata Banerjee, thanked voters on Saturday as her party secured an easy win in the by-elections to the Asansol Lok Sabha and Ballygunge Assembly seats.
19 Oct 2021
Lok SabhaBabul Supriyo resigns as MP month after joining TMC
Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Babul Supriyo today formally resigned as a Member of Parliament (MP), a month after he had quit the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
19 Sep 2021
Trinamool Congress'Disillusioned in BJP,' says Babul Supriyo; saffron party hits back
Former Union Minister Babul Supriyo, who joined the Trinamool Congress Saturday, said he was "disillusioned" with the BJP.
18 Sep 2021
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Former BJP MP Babul Supriyo joins Trinamool Congress
Former Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Babul Supriyo has joined the Trinamool Congress party (TMC), news agency ANI reported.
01 Aug 2021
Trinamool CongressBJP's Babul Supriyo hits out at Dilip Ghosh over retirement
A day after making headlines with his sudden decision to retire from politics, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Babul Supriyo Sunday targeted West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh for the latter's comment on his retirement.
31 Jul 2021
West BengalBJP's Babul Supriyo 'quits politics'. Is he joining another party?
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Babul Supriyo on Saturday announced on social media that he is quitting politics.
10 Apr 2021
Mamata BanerjeeFourth-phase of Bengal polls begins; Union Minister, TMC heavyweights contesting
Voting for the fourth phase of West Bengal Assembly polls began at 7 am today. In this phase, 44 seats are up for grabs.
10 Oct 2020
West BengalSikh man's turban pulled during BJP rally, Bengal Police clarifies
A massive controversy was ignited after a Sikh man's turban — considered holy in the religion — was purportedly pulled by a West Bengal policeman during a protest by the BJP.
30 Apr 2019
West BengalAsansol: After 'bed-tea' excuse, Sen says 'little violence happens'
Trinamool's Moon Moon Sen, who is contesting from West Bengal's Asansol, found nothing unusual in the poll violence and said, "Thoda toh hoga hi, har jagah hota hai."
29 Apr 2019
West BengalLate bed-tea, Sen on why she wasn't aware of Asansol-violence
As violence mired polling in West Bengal's Asansol on Monday, Trinamool candidate Moon Moon Sen said she didn't know about it as she got her bed-tea "late".
27 Nov 2018
IndiaBabul Supriyo takes pug on train to 'find' Vodafone network
Long train journeys in India can be pretty cumbersome, especially when your cell phone can't catch signals.
19 Sep 2018
AsansolDeserve benefit of doubt: Supriyo on 'break your leg' controversy
Union Minister Babul Supriyo, who is at the center of a controversy for saying he will break a man's leg, said on Wednesday that he deserved the benefit of doubt.
30 Jun 2018
West BengalBabul Supriyo refuses facilities provided by TMC government in protest
A day after he got into an altercation with the District Magistrate of West Bengal's Purulia while visiting the public rally of BJP President Amit Shah on Thursday, Union Minister of State for Heavy Industries, Babul Supriyo, has decided not to accept any facility provided by Mamata administration in protest.
21 Jun 2018
MumbaiNeed to include yoga in school-curriculum to create healthy-nation: Naidu
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu today stressed on the need to include Yoga in school curriculum to 'create a healthy nation'.
14 May 2018
West BengalWest Bengal: Locals retrieve ballot-box from pond. Safe keeping much?
In a surprising incident, a ballot box was retrieved from a pond in West Bengal's Sonadangi, earlier today. It is still not clear how the box landed in the pond.
30 Mar 2018
West BengalWB-violence: Two more killed, Babul Supriyo barred from entering Asansol
The violence that began in the aftermath of Ram Navami celebrations continues unabated in West Bengal.
22 Feb 2018
BollywoodRahat Fateh Ali Khan reacts on row over his song
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, who has sung some memorable numbers in Bollywood films over the years, is currently facing protests for his song 'Ishtehaar' from the film 'Welcome To New York.'
19 Feb 2018
Salman KhanBabul Supriyo launches protest against Pakistani artists singing in Bollywood
While Pakistani actors were banned from working in Bollywood post the 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' fiasco, the singers from across the border continue to lend their voices to songs in Hindi films.
