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Bengal Elections: There’s a Triangular Contest; Strong Undercurrent Against TMC, BJP: BK Hariprasad
13 Apr 2021
‘Why don't PM (Narendra Modi) and (Home Minister) Amit Shah speak of the CAA, NRC and farmers issues?” asks Congress’s recent campaign in-charge.
PTI
Bengal Elections: Mamata Trying to Divide People by Seeking Votes on Communal Lines, Says Abbas Siddiqi
09 Apr 2021
The CM is saying 30% per cent vote should not be divided, which means BJP should aim for 70% votes. Doesn't she need the 70% votes? asks the ISF chief, who is part of the Sanjugta Morcha.
Rabindra Nath Sinha
Bengal Elections: Muslim ‘Influencers’ Split on Siddiqui Factor but Realise ‘2021 is not 2016’
07 Apr 2021
Kolkata: Politically and socially-conscious sections of West Bengal’s Muslim electorate have had the benefit of getting some counselling by members of the Muslim intelligentsia and of civil society
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Assembly Elections 2021: Voting Ends for 475 Seats, with Non-BJP Parties at Helm in 3 States
06 Apr 2021
High voter turnout in Assam, West Bengal and Puducherry; Tamil Nadu and Kerala record below 70% turnout till 6.30 p.m.
Rabindra Nath Sinha
Bengal Elections: Dole-Centric Manifestos by TMC and BJP; Left Front, Congress Promise Jobs, Industry
26 Mar 2021
Intriguingly, both TMC and BJP are silent after on ISF joining Sanjugta Morcha. Earlier, both would deride the alliance and push a binary narrative.
Sandip Chakraborty
‘Restore Democracy, Maintain Secularism’: Sangjukto Morcha Makes Joint Appeal to Bengal Voters
25 Mar 2021
In the appeal, the repealing of the three farm laws and the attempted revision of labour codes were mentioned in the very beginning.
Sandip Chakraborty
Bengal Elections: In Birulia, Nandigram’s Largest Village Panchayat, Left is Regaining Support
22 Mar 2021
After being cornered and facing political violence for over a decade, the Left is again garnering support in East and West Medinipur, as TMC and BJP stay engaged in political face-off around…
Shubham Sharma
West Bengal Polls: How Commentators Have Got Left-ISF Wrong
10 Mar 2021
If secular TMC is in power in Bengal, why are communal clashes vitiating the public sphere and the BJP’s influence growing?
Rabindra Nath Sinha
West Bengal Elections: Experts Observe a Control Shift from Upper, Middle Classes
06 Mar 2021
‘Mainstream parties have no option but to recognise their importance and accede to their claims,’ a sociology professor said,
Sandip Chakraborty
Bengal Elections: Million Plus People at Brigade Rally Heralds Left-Led Sanjukta Morcha
01 Mar 2021
The Left Front, Congress and ISF formed a Sanjukta Morcha as a secular and democratic front against TMC and BJP in poll-bound West Bengal.