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Darjeeling, Balurghat, Raiganj saw lower 2019 turnout. TMC, BJP confident despite issues. Election Commission reported peaceful polls with some proble

Darjeeling, Balurghat, Raiganj saw lower 2019 turnout. TMC, BJP confident despite issues. Election Commission reported peaceful polls with some proble

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West Bengal Elections 2024: During the second-phase polling in the Balurghat Lok Sabha constituency of North Bengal, tension rose as BJP candidate Sukanta Majumdar had a confrontation with Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers outside a polling station. Three more Bengal seats—Raigunj, Balurghat, and Darjeeling—are also being contested in Phase 2. Majumdar cast his vote early accompanied by his wife and urged people to participate in the democratic process enthusiastically.

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Game of local alliances, development pitch in Darjeeling; three turncoats in fray in Raiganj; TMC lines up united face against Bengal BJP chief in Balurghat

All this is brewing in the backdrop of some local resentment that BJP, which has held the seat for 15 years, has not fielded a local and opted for “outsiders”. | Latest News India

"We supported the TMC after agreeing to achieve a permanent political solution for Darjeeling hills. However, after coming to power in West Bengal for the third straight term, the TMC government did not hold a single meeting with us," says the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) leader

Regional outfits that can determine the polls for the larger parties have declared their allegiances, with GJM backing the BJP and one of its breakaway factions on the TMC’s side

Gorkhaland emotion vote hinges permanent solution for hills identity Darjeeling Lok Sabha seat; Gorkhaland Movement Darjeeling constituency distinct political character; hyperlocal parties ethnic identity natural support demand separate state sided with BJP since 2009; latest news on news18.com