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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee (C-R) along with supporters of All India Trinamool Congress take part in a protest rally against the rise in prices of petroleum products, in Siliguri on March 7, 2021 ahead of the upcoming legislative assembly elections.
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Are the elections going to be held in West Bengal only? Naturally, everyone would say that assembly elections are going to be held in four states and a Union territory. However, in reality, everybody is talking about West Bengal. Why? Do the other four states not have such an influence on the politics of the country?
TMC Seeks Adjournment Of Parliament Session Ahead Of Assembly Polls
Due to the ongoing intensive election preparations in the State, the MPs from the TMC would find it difficult to attend the second part of the Budget Session beginning from 8th March 2021, said the letter
A view of the Lok Sabha assembly Outlook Web Bureau 2021-03-08T10:37:09+05:30 TMC Seeks Adjournment Of Parliament Session Ahead Of Assembly Polls outlookindia.com 2021-03-08T11:02:12+05:30
In a letter to the Rajya Sabha Chairman, the Trinamool Congress on Monday sought an adjournment of the Parliament session due to the upcoming assembly elections in five states of the country, including Bengal
The second part of the Budget session of Parliament was off to a stormy start today - the Rajya Sabha was adjourned at 10.02 am, minutes after Question Hour began - as Congress MPs raised slogans demanding a debate over the rise in fuel prices in the past many weeks. The Upper House then got adjourned three more times before calling it a day in the afternoon. After a break, the two Houses reconvened amid a scorching Assembly polls campaign, continuing farmer protest, and, most importantly, spiking petrol, diesel, and LPG prices. At least one party, the Trinamool Congress, has sought an adjournment because key state elections are only a few weeks away and MPs may not be able to attend.
Ahead Of West Bengal Assembly Polls, Four TMC MLAs Join BJP
MLAs Sonali Guha, Rabindranath Bhattacharya, Jatu Lahiri, Dipendu Biswas and ex-TMC leader Sarala Murmu joined the BJP on Monday afternoon.
Representational Image Snigdhendu Bhattacharya 2021-03-08T16:07:32+05:30 Ahead Of West Bengal Assembly Polls, Four TMC MLAs Join BJP outlookindia.com 2021-03-08T18:57:33+05:30
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In a bizarre turn of events, a Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader, who had received a ticket for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly polls last week, joined the BJP on Monday.
Prior to this development, sensing her plans, the TMC on Monday morning hurriedly withdrew her candidature, citing her ill health as the reason for change.