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Not interested in any chair, INDIA will defeat BJP in 2024, says Mamata

“INDIA will fight and Trinamool Congress will stand beside it with its flag like a soldier. I have said that we want nothing, all we want is for INDIA to win, BJP to lose... Hindustan, Bharat jitega, Modi harega [India will win, PM Narendra Modi will lose],” Mamata Banerjee said addressing her…

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Indian opposition unites in attempt to oust Narendra Modi

Leaders put aside personality clashes and ideological differences to form coalition to take on PM

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Seven elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from West Bengal

A number of ministers and ruling party MLAs, including Ministers Aroop Roy and Tapas Roy accompanied the Trinamool nominees to the State Assembly. Read more details on The Hindu

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West Bengal poll violence | Death toll rises; crude bombs seized in several places

More than 40 people have lost their lives so far in the month-long violence, which started with the notification of the elections on June 8.

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Amit Shah's remarks on West Bengal rural polls distasteful, insensitive: Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien

West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) has dubbed Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks on violence in the State’s panchayat polls as “distasteful and insensitive”, and wondered about the role of his Ministry in restoring peace in strife-torn Manipur.

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Four more killed in post-poll violence in West Bengal; Mamata appeals for peace

Violence linked to the West Bengal panchayat elections is showing no signs of abating, with four more deaths reported on July 12, prompting Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to appeal for peace.

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Citizen action for clean politicians, cleaner politics

India has a system where there are very many elected representatives with a serious criminal record

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Alarm bells: on the violence in the West Bengal panchayat elections

There are some structural reasons that make grassroots politics so competitive and violent in West Bengal

The Hindu

Bengal violence: IE editorial points to ‘TMC bombs’, Telegraph says central forces ‘invisible’

The violence in West Bengal seems to be unrelenting with reports of fresh clashes amid repolling for the single-phase panchayat polls in several areas on Monday. At least 19 have been killed during the election, and 22 in the run-up to it, despite the deployment of nearly 60,000 central security…

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"Police confirmed 10 deaths in poll-related violence": West Bengal SEC on Panchayat polls

West Bengal State Election Commission on Sunday said the Police have confirmed 10 deaths in poll-related violence across the state. Read further on Dynamite News:

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At least 11 killed in local polls in India’s West Bengal: Reports

Voters are casting their ballots in a fierce contest to elect municipal leaders in the eastern Indian state.

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WB panchayat polls: "3 party workers killed", alleges Trinamool Congress

Trinamool Congress alleged that three of its party workers have been murdered in multiple incidents of violence in West Bengal after polling for the single-phase panchayat elections began in the state on Saturday morning. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Congress stages hunger strike against violence in Manipur

Elected representatives of the Congress, led by Benny Behannan, MP, staged a hunger strike against the violent incidents that took place in Manipur. M. M. Hassan, UDF State convener, inaugurated the strike. Rojy M. John, MLA, presided.

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West Bengal panchayat polls 2023 | Unceasing violence and political muscle flexing

The July 8 panchayat election in West Bengal has emerged as one of most violent local body elections in the country in recent times. Subscribe to The Hindu to read the full story.

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822 companies of Central Armed Police Forces for West Bengal panchayat polls

The Ministry of Home Affairs on July 3 agreed to the deployment of an additional 485 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) as well State Armed Police Forces for the West Bengal panchayat polls. A communication in this regard was sent to the West Bengal State Election Commission (WBSEC)…

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Trinamool leader killed in violence ahead of panchayat polls

A Trinamool Congress (TMC) worker was killed and several other members of the ruling party and opposition outfits were injured in clashes in panchayat poll-bound West Bengal, police said.

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WBSEC order on deployment of Central forces sparks confusion, outrage

Less than a week before polling is scheduled for West Bengal panchayat elections, an order by the West Bengal State Election Commission (WBSEC), which has no mention of Central forces being deployed at the polling booths, has created confusion and outrage in the State’s political circles.

The Hindu

Differences over UCC | Opposition parties are not ‘photocopies’ of each other, says Derek O’ Brien

Opposition parties are not “photocopies” of each other, Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha Parliamentary leader Derek O’ Brien said on July 1, in the context of two of the 15 Opposition parties articulating divergent stances on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC).

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West Bengal Governor visits violence-affected Cooch Behar in north Bengal

West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose visited State’s Cooch Behar district which had witnessed clashes between the ruling Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party during the ensuing panchayat polls.

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ED summons TMCP State president Saayoni Ghosh in jobs scam

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday issued a summons to the state president of Trinamool Congress Chatra Parishad (TMCP), Saayoni Ghosh, in connection with the ongoing probe into alleged irregularities in the school recruitment scam

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Elections to 10 Rajya Sabha seats on July 24

Elections to 10 Rajya Sabha seats, including those held by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Derek O’Brien, will be held on July 24, the Election Commission (EC) said on June 27.

The Hindu

One killed in explosion, violence in districts during ensuing WB panchayat polls

Amidst reports of violence from different parts of West Bengal in connection to ensuing panchayat polls, one person was killed and three were injured after a crude bomb went off in State’s Murshidabad district on June 24.

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Trinamool MLAs turn rebels in support of Independent candidates in West Bengal panchayat polls

Several MLAs of the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal have come out openly in support of the independent candidates in the State’s panchayat polls, prompting questions about factionalism in the ruling party.

The Hindu

Centre deploys 315 companies of forces in West Bengal

Political violence relating to the panchayat election continued in West Bengal even as Central forces started arriving in the State on Friday as per the directions of the Calcutta High Court.

The Hindu

Grasssroots peace: on the local body elections in West Bengal

In West Bengal, all stakeholders must ensure that the exercise of electing panchayat functionaries does not descend into lawlessness and chaos

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