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    Biswas's Political Shift: Return to TMC Amidst Polls

    Kolkata, February 22 Former Indian footballer-turned-politician and former MLA Dipendu Biswas rejoined the TMC on Sunday ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal, saying his brief association with the BJP was driven by "emotional factors".Biswas, a former TMC MLA from Basirhat...
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    Mother Language Day Highlights Coarsening of Political Debate

    Kolkata, Feb 21 – Political discourse in Bengal is increasingly characterized by personal attacks, crude exchanges, and combative rhetoric, with observers warning that it has reached a low point ahead of the 2026 assembly elections, overshadowing policy debates.While Bengal's politics was once...
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    Shift in Hills Politics: Sharma's Defection Impacts Bengal's Vote

    Kolkata, February 19 Bishnu Prasad Sharma, a rebel BJP MLA, joined the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday, dealing a blow to the saffron camp just two months before the 2026 West Bengal assembly elections and creating further political tension in the Darjeeling Hills.Sharma, the...
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    Allegations of Misleading Reforms in West Bengal Services

    Kolkata, February 19 – The Bharatiya Janata Party criticised Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday over her government’s decision to create additional positions in the State Constituted Services.In a post on X, Amit Malviya, the BJP’s IT Cell chief and the party’s central observer for...
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    Former Security Officials and Left Veteran's Daughter Join BJP Ahead of Bengal Polls

    Kolkata, February 17 Ahead of the high-stakes West Bengal Assembly election, the BJP on Tuesday inducted several prominent figures, including a former NSG commando, a retired CRPF officer, and the daughter of a former Left Front minister, in a move seen as part of its broader pre-poll...
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    West Bengal Elections: Congress Goes Solo, Reinforces Political Divide

    Kolkata, February 11 The Congress' decision to contest the West Bengal assembly elections independently has narrowed the opposition space, reinforced the state’s existing TMC-BJP dynamic, and shifted the focus from coalition arithmetic to vote consolidation in an increasingly two-cornered...
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