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    Gorkha Issues: Tripartite Meetings Held Without West Bengal Government Input

    New Delhi, March 24 There was "no representation" from the West Bengal government in the two tripartite meetings, and "no significant representation" in one meeting concerning the Gorkha community, the Centre informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.Responding to a question by Trinamool Congress MP...
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    Mamata Banerjee's Nephew Leads Candidate List, Signaling Party Renewal

    Kolkata, March 19 – There were clear indications leading up to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections that a section within the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal intended to promote younger faces among their elected representatives. However, it was said that Chief Minister and party supremo Mamata...
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    West Bengal Elections: TMC Focuses on Development Agenda

    Kolkata, March 17 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that the Trinamool Congress (TMC) has focused on both youth and experience when selecting candidates for the upcoming assembly elections, in order to continue the party's development agenda.After releasing the list of...
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    TMC Announces Candidacy Slate for Bengal Elections

    Kolkata, March 17 The ruling TMC on Tuesday announced its list of candidates for the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections, with party supremo and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee declaring that the party will contest 291 of the 294 seats in the state.Addressing a press conference in Kolkata...
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    SVIR Process in Bengal: CM Banerjee Claims BJP Attempt to Reduce Electorate

    Kolkata, March 6 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday accused the BJP of plotting to remove the names of over 1 crore people from the state's voter list through the Systematic Voter Identification and Voter Registration (SVIR) process in its attempt to win the upcoming assembly...
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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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    Shifting Alliances Ahead of West Bengal Elections

    Kolkata, February 19 Rebel BJP MLA Bishnu Prasad Sharma joined the ruling TMC in West Bengal on Thursday ahead of the assembly elections.Sharma, a first-time MLA from Kurseong, joined the party at its headquarters in Kolkata, signaling a shift in the Darjeeling Hills before the assembly polls...
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