Assembly election results imply no policy shift towards populism: Nomura
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Last Updated: May 04, 2021, 08:11 AM IST
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The BJP’s loss in the hotly contested West Bengal elections can be viewed as a referendum on the government’s mishandling of the second wave of Covid-19 infections spreading across the country, although state elections are largely affected by many local factors as well, the report said.
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The results of the recently concluded elections in four states and a Union territory imply that there will be no shift in policies towards populist measures, brokerage Nomura said.
Despite the BJP’ loss in three states West Bengal, Kerala and Tamil Nadu on the whole, the results would allow the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to increase its seat share in the Rajya Sabha, the firm said in a report on Monday.
Who is Kangana Ranaut? Bollywood Star Banned From Twitter for Hateful Conduct
On 5/4/21 at 11:51 AM EDT
Bollywood star Kangana Ranaut has been permanently suspended from Twitter after the actress posted a series of tweets following the recent West Bengal assembly election results.
In one particularly controversial tweet, Ranaut reportedly asked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to tame an opposition leader using his leadership style of the early 2000s in an apparent reference to the 2002 violence and rioting in Gujarat which left over 1,000 people, mostly Muslims, dead. Modi, Gujarat chief minister at the time, was accused of inciting the riots. This is horrible.we need super gundai to kill gundai.she [Mamata] is like an unleashed monster, to tame her Modiji please show your Viraat roop from early 2000 s, Ranaut reportedly wrote on Monday in a tweet which has since been shared by many of the nation s cultural and political figures.
Bharatiya Janata Party, All India Trinamool Congress blame each other for violence after West Bengal elections result Ahmad Adil | 04.05.2021
NEW DELHI
At least nine people were killed in post-election violence in eastern India, which erupted shortly after the state election results were announced on Sunday night.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, suffered a defeat in the elections as the regional All India Trinamool Congress (TMC), headed by firebrand leader and incumbent Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, swept the polls by winning 213 seats of the 294-seat state legislative assembly.
There have been reports of 12 people killed across the state, but BJP West Bengal Vice President Ritesh Tiwari told Anadolu Agency over the phone, I can confirm nine deaths and all of them are our workers. He alleged that the “TMC goons attacked them.
Updated: May 4, 2021 1:48 PM IST
Ranaut’s Twitter account has been permanently suspended after she posted a series of controversial tweets that go against the regulation guidelines of the micro-blogging site. Also Read - COVID-19 vaccine fact box added to users timeline on Twitter for Android, iOS
Why has Twitter suspended Kangana Ranaut’s account?
In a series of controversial tweets, Ranaut made comments on the alleged violence that took place in West Bengal after state’s election results were declared on Sunday, May 2. Also Read - Twitter s Tip Jar feature in the works, to let you tip for others tweets
Plea in SC seeks President s rule in Bengal amid post-poll violence
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Tue, May 4 2021 23:12 IST |
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Supreme Court. (File Photo: IANS). Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, May 4 : A petition has been moved in the Supreme Court alleging that the constitutional machinery in West Bengal has broken down after the Assembly elections, besides seeking the imposition of President s rule in the state, deployment of central forces and a probe by a retired apex court judge into the targeted pogrom in Bengal post the declaration of Assembly election results on May 2.
The plea has been filed by Tamil Nadu-based Indic Collective Trust through lawyer Suvidutt M.S.