Only Bangladesh can help Congress get tsunami of votes : Assam Minister
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Guwahati: Assam P.W.D, Health and Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma addresses a press conference in Guwahati on June 11, 2019. . Image Source: IANS News
Guwahati, Feb 3 : Senior BJP leader and Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday that only Bangladesh can help the Congress get a tsunami of votes in the upcoming Assembly elections.
Leaders of the opposition Congress in Assam had claimed on Tuesday that a tsunami of votes would be cast in favour of the party and its allies in the upcoming Assembly elections in the state, which are expected to take place in April-May this year.
Mamata in damage control mode after Muslim parties threaten her minority vote bank in Bengal
Mamata in damage control mode after Muslim parties threaten her minority vote bank in Bengal
In Hooghly s Furfura Sharif, powerful cleric Abbas Siddique has floated a new political party last week, threatening to usurp Mamata s minority vote bank. Siddique has the backing of Asaduddin Owaisi s AIMIM.
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee (File photo: Reuters)
Mamata Banerjee was in south Bengal s Pursurah today to address her first public gathering in Hooghly district in the run-up to assembly elections just weeks away. The rally was symbolic in the Trinamool Congress s electoral schemes, primarily due to two reasons.
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AIMIM chief Owaisi’s first stop on his visit to Bengal in early January has generated a lot of attention in political circles.
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AIMIM chief Owaisi’s first stop on his visit to Bengal in early January has generated a lot of attention in political circles.
Teeming with thousands of people who travel here in hundreds of vehicles, Furfura, a village in West Bengal’s Hooghly district, about 50 km from Kolkata, transforms every Friday morning into a major pilgrimage centre. Before the afternoon prayers, people queue up at the
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In her four decades long political career, Banerjee has witnessed many ups and downs. Born in the year 1955, in Kolkata, Mamata started participating in political activities at the young age of 15. She lost her father at a young age and belonged to a lower middle-class family. However, she did not let any of it come in the way of her education and earned a degree in law as well as education studies. Besides, Mamata also developed her oratory and is known for her fiery speeches. (Image: Reuters)