Meanwhile, in Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday lashed out at her protégé-turned-rival Suvendu Adhikari and his father Sisir Adhikari, saying the family “will remain” na ghar ka, na ghat ka. [neither here nor there]”After the elections to the Assembly. Suvendu joined the Opposition party last December and was …
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Elections 2021: highlights of March 16 The big news from Bengal on Tuesday included the resignation of Rajya Sabha’s Swapan Dasgupta to compete in the Tarakeshwar constituency on a BJP ballot, and the Election Commission’s stern warning to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for trying to “disparage the institution with insinuations …
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Election updates LIVE: distribution of seats by state BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari presented his nomination from the Nandigram Assembly constituency against his mentor-turned-opponent, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, on Friday, saying he was “100 percent” sure of his victory. Union ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Smriti Irani also participated in the …
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Election updates LIVE: distribution of seats by state Amid an exodus of leaders from Trinamool Congress to the BJP, the party once again suffered a major setback on Wednesday ahead of the Assembly elections as State Minister Bachchu Hansda and TMC MLA Gouri Sankar Dutta, who did not receive a …
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