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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,
Aritry Das
‘Wind is Changing’: People at Massive Brigade Rally Upbeat About Left-Congress-ISF Alliance in Bengal
02 Mar 2021
Since people from across West Bengal flooded the Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata for the joint rally of Left Front, Congress, and ISF, the possibility of a strong opposition to TMC and BJP has…
PTI
WB Polls: Mamata to Join Hands with BJP Again in Case of Hung Assembly in Bengal, Says Yechury
28 Feb 2021
The CPI(M) general secretary asserted that West Bengal is headed for a triangular fight in the coming assembly polls as the Left-Congress electoral alliance is a formidable contender against the TMC…
Sandip Chakraborty
In Durgapur Steel City, Workers Fight to Save Strategic Assets’ Sale Despite Attack on Unions
26 Feb 2021
After having braved TMC attacks, unions are now raising national security concerns over Centre’s divestment move, as both ASP and DSP are key suppliers to the defence sector.
Rabindra Nath Sinha
Bengal Elections: Why TMC, BJP Are Pulling Out All Stops to Win Over Rajbanshis
26 Feb 2021
The influential community directly matters in 27 of North Bengal’s 54 Assembly segments. Indirectly, they are a factor in another dozen-plus constituencies.
Sandip Chakraborty
Struggle of Dalits and Adivasis in Bengal
21 Feb 2021
Kolkata: The Left in West Bengal had fought for the rights of Dalits and Adivasis over decades considering it an integral part of the working people’s struggles for econo
Rabindra Nath Sinha
WB Polls: Parties Vie for Matua Votes with Doles, Citizenship Issue Looms
20 Feb 2021
That the Matua community constitutes a large chunk of the state’s Scheduled Caste population is borne out by the fact that its members account for 17.4% of the state’s seven crore-plus electorate.
Sandip Chakraborty
No BJP-TMC Binary in West Bengal
14 Feb 2021
As per sources on the ground, while Congress and the Left are appearing to be stronger, Bharatiya Janata Party’s façade as an anti-Trinamool Congress (TMC) force seems to be falling apart due to the…
Sandip Chakraborty
Over 100 Hospitalised After Police Lathi-Charge on Left Youth March in Kolkata for Jobs
11 Feb 2021
Left and Congress call for 12-hour statewide ‘bandh’ on Friday against ‘brutal’ lathi-charge on students and youth as well on para-teachers recently, leaving several seriously injured.
Rabindra Nath Sinha
West Bengal Polls: With New Parties in Fray, Elections could Assume National Character
27 Jan 2021
There is an indication that a preliminary dialogue between the Indian Secular Front and the Left has already begun