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Rabindra Nath Sinha
WB: Business Summit to be Held at a Time When State Remains in News for Wrong Reasons
19 Apr 2022
Kolkata: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee hosts the sixth edition of the Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS) at a time when the state has remained in the news for
Sandip Chakraborty
Only Fighting for Economic Rights Won’t Uplift Dalit Community: Ramchandra Dom
18 Apr 2022
Economic and social exploitation are intrinsically related. The fight for both social and economic rights is important, says the first dalit member of CPI(M) polit bureau.
Rabindra Nath Sinha
Hamro Party a New Factor in Darjeeling
14 Mar 2022
Election on February 27 to the 32-ward Darjeeling Municipality was a neat affair and it produced a clear verdict for the Hamro Party launched less than four months back.
Newsclick Report
West Bengal: TMC Clinches Victory in Municipal Polls Amid Allegations of Major Rigging
03 Mar 2022
Despite the alleged vote loot, the Left's increased vote share was noticeable in this election while the BJP was relegated to third place.
Sandip Chakraborty
West Bengal: Opposition Parties Allege Election Malpractices in Municipal Elections
28 Feb 2022
Left Front chairman Biman Bose described the events as “farce and hijacking” of people’s democratic rights. He also said that protests would be held in all the municipalities where voting was held…
PTI
Non-BJP Parties Lash out at Adityanath for Negative Reference to Kashmir, Kerala, Bengal
10 Feb 2022
The UP chief minister’s attempt to polarise the people of his state will fail, say TMC, Left, Congress, calling for vote against BJP.
Sandip Chakraborty
Bengal: Left Front Releases Manifesto for Civic Polls in Siliguri, Its Last Bastion
12 Jan 2022
Out of the four places going to polls for municipal corporations, Siliguri is of particular interest because it is the only municipal corporation administered by the Left Front.
Suhit K Sen
TMC’s Sweep in Kolkata Troubling, but Signals Political Realignment
25 Dec 2021
TMC has won a scarcely believable percentage of votes, but a political realignment is in the works, with Left Front reclaiming title of main opposition player, pushing BJP down further.
Rabindra Nath Sinha
Left Overtaking BJP, TMC’s Overdependence on Prashant Kishor: Experts Opine on KMC Results
24 Dec 2021
Kolkata: Interesting observations about the Kolkata Municipal Corporation elections held on December 19 and results thereof declared on December 21 were made to NewsClick
Sandip Chakraborty
TMC Sweeps KMC Polls Amid Rigging Allegations; Left Vote Share Higher Than BJP
21 Dec 2021
Left Front regained some of its vote share at 11% compared with Assembly polls, ending ahead of BJP, which lost 20% vote share.