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Consultants are reshaping Indian political parties - but at what cost?

Political consultants are now central to Indian election campaigns. They shape strategies, choose candidates, and manage outreach. This growing influence sparks resentment among traditional party members. Recent defeats of parties using these consultants have intensified criticism. Leaders accuse consultants of 'hijacking' parties and undermining grassroots connections. This shift raises questions…

The Economic Times

BJP serves fish curry and rice in West Bengal to counter food politics jibe

Newly sworn-in BJP legislators in West Bengal are hosting fish festivals. These events aim to counter accusations that the BJP is against Bengali food culture. MLAs are serving traditional Bengali meals, including fish curry and rice. This initiative is seen as a cultural outreach and political symbolism. The BJP seeks…

The Economic Times

West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari may move into new Alipore residence near Mamata Banerjee's Kalighat home

West Bengal's new Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari is considering a move to the Soujanya complex in Alipore. This high-security residence was built for chief ministers but has remained unoccupied. The Public Works Department is assessing the complex for its suitability. The move would signify a significant shift in the state's…

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Mamata Banerjee’s Assembly chair moved after Suvendu Adhikari sworn in as Bengal CM

Mamata Banerjee's chair from the West Bengal Assembly has been moved. It will now be used by the opposition leader. Suvendu Adhikari, the new Chief Minister, will have a different seat. This is part of administrative changes after the new government took charge. The nameplate outside Banerjee's chamber was also…

The Economic Times

Mamata Banerjee urges opposition parties to form 'joint platform' against BJP

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has urged all opposition parties, including Leftists and national parties, to unite against the BJP. She called for a "joint platform" to combat the saffron camp, citing alleged atrocities against TMC workers post-election. Banerjee emphasized the BJP as the primary adversary, dismissing the "enemy's…

The Economic Times

Bangladesh seeks China support for Teesta restoration project

DHAKA: The Tarique Rahman-led Bangladesh govt has sought China’s “involvement and support” for the Teesta restoration project, a move that risks clouding New Delhi-Dhaka relations, as the latter pushes India to work towards implementing the 2011 Teesta water-sharing treaty blocked by outgoing West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee.

The Times of India

Tensions high in West Bengal after BJP aide shot dead and hundreds arrested

Turmoil and violence rocks state after prime minister Narendra Modi’s party claimed victory in legislative election

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‘Defeated by conspiracy’: West Bengal chief minister refuses to resign after election loss

Mamata Banerjee says Narendra Modi’s party ‘forcefully captured’ election that ended her party’s 15 years in power

The Guardian - UK

From Bengal to Assam, Hindutva rewrites the east: BJP's landslide ends era of regional strongmen

The Bharatiya Janata Party has achieved a significant victory in West Bengal, marking a shift in eastern India's political landscape. Regional leaders have been replaced by the BJP. Actor Vijay's party has secured a remarkable win in Tamil Nadu. The Congress party will now govern three states. These election results…

The Economic Times

Bhabanipur Shock: How Mamata Lost to Suvendu Adhikari

Bhabanipur was supposed to be the seat of reassurance. For Mamata Banerjee, it was not merely another constituency in Kolkata but the political ground that had restored her authority after the 2021 Nandigram defeat. In the 2021 bypoll, she had won here by a commanding margin of more than 58,000…

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Saffron ink: How Bengal’s newspapers covered – and coloured – the BJP’s win

By Monday night, the BJP had established leads in over 200 seats in West Bengal. The numbers on the ECI website were not final, but the picture they painted was already difficult to misread.

Newslaundry

‘Saffron tsunami’, ‘sunset for the satraps’: Front pages on assembly results

The verdicts are in.

Newslaundry

Saffron wave deepens erosion of secular norms

The Bharatiya Janata Party has achieved a significant victory in West Bengal, solidifying its influence across eastern India. This win strengthens the party's position nationally, following recent successes in other state elections. The outcome marks a shift in West Bengal's political landscape.

The Economic Times

A new saffron geography: BJP’s Bengal breakthrough extends its eastern dominance

The BJP has swept West Bengal and cemented Assam. The trends now point to something larger: a continuous saffron arc running from the northeast to Gujarat’s coast.

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Celebrations as Modi’s ruling party poised to take control of India's West Bengal state

Supporters of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) celebrate as trends released by the Election Commission show BJP leading in 176 out of 294 seats in West Bengal.

The Independent UK

Modi’s BJP set for big win in key state elections as support for his fiercest rivals collapses

Modi finally unseats Mamata Banerjee in West Bengal, while popular actor Vijay’s party takes the largest number of votes in Tamil Nadu

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Why BJP’s Bengal Breakthrough Is Bigger Than It Looks

What if an election result is not really about numbers? Seats can be counted. Votes can be measured. But influence that’s harder to see. The recent breakthrough of the Bharatiya Janata Party in West Bengal may look like just another political win. But the real story runs deeper than headlines…

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‘Numbers Are Fake, Wait Till Sunset’: 5 Big Claims by Mamata Banerjee as BJP Surges in Bengal

As counting progressed in the West Bengal Assembly elections, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee issued a strong appeal to her supporters, urging them not to leave counting centres despite early trends showing a significant lead for the Bharatiya Janata Party over the All India Trinamool Congress.

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Newslaundry

Early trends: BJP surges in Bengal, Vijay’s TVK springs a surprise in Tamil Nadu

Early counting trends from five state and union territory assembly elections point to a possible BJP breakthrough in West Bengal and an unexpected frontrunner in Tamil Nadu in the form of actor-turned-politician Vijay’s new party.

The Economic Times

Why Mamata Banerjee will win West Bengal: Swaminathan Aiyar

Exit polls predict a BJP victory in West Bengal, but this analysis suggests otherwise. Mamata Banerjee is expected to return as Chief Minister. Factors like demography and language are seen as crucial. The author argues that exit polls in India are often inaccurate. Voters' fears and outright lies can skew…

The Independent UK

India’s Modi senses chance to dethrone ‘nemesis’ in crucial state election

ON THE GROUND: The PM’s party has descended upon West Bengal in huge numbers for this key election, hoping to grasp the chance to oust the opposition’s only female chief minister. Alisha Rahaman Sarkar reports from Kolkata

Newslaundry

‘Encounter specialist’ as Bengal poll guardian: When an observer becomes a ‘viral hero’

In a News18 India segment posted on X today, the thumbnail read: “Singham Ki Entry: Kiski Hogi Victory” (Singham's entry: Whose victory will it be?). On one side sat a cutout of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee; on the other, a stylised, cinematic-style photo of IPS officer Ajay Pal Sharma racking…

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As Mamata’s seat prepares to vote, faith is thin: ‘Whoever comes to Lanka will be Ravan’

For 30 years, Bapi Das has run his tea shop on a narrow Bhabanipur lane, stirring kettles, watching governments come and go. When you ask him about the BJP – whether it might throw up a surprise this time – he looks up and offers a parable.

The Independent UK

Key Indian state heads to polls amid controversy over millions losing voting rights

ON THE GROUND: Former government workers and even security officers on election duty are among millions stripped of the right to vote in West Bengal’s knife-edge polls. Alisha Rahaman Sarkar reports from Kolkata

Newslaundry

‘Didi is like Mother India’: Tracing the admirers and the economy of a Mamata rally

At a rally in Beleghata, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee (‘Didi’) ramped up her campaign for the second phase of the West Bengal assembly elections.

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