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Omkar Poojari
West Bengal Polls: BJP's Potent Defection Formula Misfires
29 May 2021
'The strategy of engineering defections has been undoubtedly one of the most potent weapons in the BJP’s arsenal in recent times... But the Bengal experience is a rude reminder for the BJP; a ‘one-…
Sandip Chakraborty
COVID-19: Red Volunteers Battle One of the Highest Positivity Rates in Bengal
13 May 2021
Only Goa and Puducherry, at 49.6% and 42.8%, rank higher than West Bengal, where the recently concluded polls have had an impact.
Ajaz Ashraf
Lesson BJP has Drawn from Bengal Defeat: Communalise India Even More
05 May 2021
The BJP will seek to sharpen Hindutva’s edge so that solidarities cutting across religion, caste, and class do not emerge against it.
Sandip Chakraborty
Bengal Elections: Sporadic Violence, About 80% Turnout in Sixth Phase
22 Apr 2021
Calcutta High Court takes serious note of COVID protocol enforcement during elections and campaigning.
Sandip Chakraborty
Bengal Elections: Sporadic Violence, Surrogate Campaign Continues in 5th Phase
17 Apr 2021
As much as 78.36% voter turnout recorded till 5 p.m in 45 seats where polling is underway.
PTI
Bengal Elections: 4 Killed in Firing by Central Forces in Cooch Behar, EC Stops Polling at Sitalkuchi
10 Apr 2021
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee asks for Union Home Minister's resignation over firing by central forces.
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
Sandip Chakraborty
Bengal Elections: In Bally, Dipsita’s Ground Campaign Counters Polarisation by TMC, BJP
05 Apr 2021
The CPI(M)’s young candidate says her JNU experience is helping her expose the real face of BJP among sections who think of the saffron party as TMC’s ‘replacement’.
Sandip Chakraborty
Bengal Elections: In Attacking Suvendu on Nandigram Firing, has Mamata Exposed Her Own Role?
30 Mar 2021
The TMC supremo linked father-son due Sishir-Suvendu with the Nandigram police firing on March 14, 2007, alleging that some civilians dressed as police had also fired.
Sandip Chakraborty
Bengal Elections: After 10 Years, Red Flags Flutter in Nandigram as Left’s ‘Young Turk’ Takes on Titans
19 Mar 2021
As TMC-BJP violence continues, Minakshi Mukherjee, a firebrand speaker, has been campaigning for return of peace in the area.