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May 3, 2021 · 3 May 2021. EPA. TMC supporters have been celebrating after being returned to power in West Bengal. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party has failed to win a key state in elections held...
May 3, 2021 · The BJP targeted West Bengal heavily during campaigning but the state was comfortably held by the incumbent, Mamata Banerjee, a fierce Modi critic. Her win came as a surprise to political...
May 3, 2021 · The BJP whipped up an intensely polarising campaign, successfully creating a media perception that it was going to win. Mr Modi expended much political capital, addressing packed meetings even...
Apr 24, 2021 · Midway through the eight-phase election, though, nothing could slow Mr Modi and Mr Shah’s Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP ), which is determined to crush the incumbent state government led by the...
May 4, 2021 · India’s ruling party lost a key election. It’s worrying that it even stood a chance. The defeat in the state of West Bengal, together with the coronavirus crisis, exposes Prime Minister...
May 5, 2021 · The BJP accused the ruling TMC's workers of violence in the state. At least 17 people have allegedly been killed in India's West Bengal state since Sunday in clashes following local elections.
May 2, 2021 · The incumbent chief minister’s party in India’s West Bengal state has defeated Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party in a state election held as the country’s coronavirus pandemic surged to...
