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BJP president J P Nadda to visit West Bengal tomorrow, attend several events

The assembly polls are scheduled in West Bengal in the first half of the next yearIn a statement, BJP's chief spokesperson Anil Baluni said Nadda will hold separate meetings with party leaders and representatives of various social groups in Siliguri

1 min read18 Oct 2020
Politics

The growing importance of women as an electoral constituency

Surveys indicate that women are becoming politically more aware and active and their vote had a large impact on Tamil Nadu and West Bengal elections in 2016

3 min read27 Dec 2017
Politics

Is BJP emerging as the primary opposition in West Bengal?

The 2018 panchayat elections will be a key test for the BJP in West Bengal, ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections

4 min read29 Sep 2017
Politics

Now, BJP-TMC tussle over Mohun Bagan, East Bengal

BJP has started to lobby for inclusion of Mohun Bagan and East Bengal football clubs in the Reliance Industries and IMG-controlled Indian Super League (ISL)

3 min read19 Jul 2017
Politics

Six Congress MLAs join Trinamool Congress in Tripura

The six MLAs led by Sudip Roy Burman are upset over the party aligning with the Left in the recently concluded West Bengal assembly elections

1 min read8 Jun 2016
Opinion

The political economy of CPM’s atrophy in West Bengal

Within five years, CPM has been relegated to a poor third position in the state assembly with just 26 seats out of 294

6 min read24 May 2016
Opinion

Three charts that explain why CPM won in Kerala but lost in West Bengal

CPM defeated the Congress in Kerala, but was outwitted by it in West Bengal

3 min read23 May 2016
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Assembly Elections 2016: Winners and losers

The recently concluded assembly state elections in four states and one union territory threw up some surprise winners

19 May 2016
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Politics

West Bengal polls: Over 84% voter turnout recorded

While East Midnapore district recorded 85.09% polling, 82.71% votes were cast in Cooch Behar; the overall average till 5pm was 84.24%

1 min read5 May 2016
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Prime-time politics on the wall

A documentation project puts the spotlight on the city's history of political wall-writing

5 min read30 Apr 2016
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