What has been the reaction to the results?
In a tweet, Modi congratulated Banerjee for her win, and added that the government would continue to help West Bengal overcome the Covid-19 pandemic.
Congratulations to Mamata Didi for @AITCofficial s win in West Bengal. The Centre will continue to extend all possible support to the West Bengal Government to fulfil people’s aspirations and also to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic. @MamataOfficial Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 2, 2021
In another tweet, Modi also thanked people who had voted for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), with the party winning nearly 80 seats, up from three in the previous election in 2016.
Election results no longer uppermost on people’s minds
An uneasy silence has gripped the city of Kolkata, whose streets were witnessing dizzying political activity until recently but where arterial roads are now ruled by the sound of hurrying ambulances.
The question uppermost on the minds of its people is no longer ‘Who will come to power?’, but ‘What if we need hospitalisation due to COVID-19?’ Hospitals in the city are already refusing admission citing lack of beds and the situation expected to unfold in the coming days is unlikely to be vastly different from what’s playing on in many other parts of the country, where patients are gasping for timely attention.
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Hospitals in the city are already refusing admission citing lack of beds
An uneasy silence has gripped the city of Kolkata, whose streets were witnessing dizzying political activity until recently but where arterial roads are now ruled by the sound of hurrying ambulances.
The question uppermost on the minds of its people is no longer “Who will come to power?” but “What if we need hospitalisation due to COVID-19?” Hospitals in the city are already refusing admission citing lack of beds and the situation expected to unfold in the coming days is unlikely to be vastly different from what’s playing out in many other parts of the country, where patients are gasping for timely attention.
Plotting the Covid-19 explosion in Bengal as it saw India’s longest-ever state election
Plotting the Covid-19 explosion in Bengal as it saw India’s longest-ever state election
For much of this time, the Election Commission did little. It acted only when Prime Minister Modi pulled out of the campaign. Shoaib Daniyal
As India grapples with the world’s most destructive Covid-19 outbreak, one factor that experts are identifying in the spread of the disease are unchecked mass gatherings. A key example: the West Bengal Assembly elections.
Conducted in eight-phases, spanning 34 days, these are the longest state elections India has seen. While the Election Commission has stated that this was necessary to ensure a peaceful election, the ruling Trinamool Congress has alleged that these measures were put in to counteract its organisational advantage: voting in Trinamool strongholds was staggered across phases while Bharatiya Janata Party strongholds saw quicker votes.
Covid museum to be set up in Kolkata to honour doctors and frontline workers
Covid museum to be set up in Kolkata to honour doctors and frontline workers
A museum will be set up in Kolkata to commemorate frontline workers who lost their lives during the pandemic. The museum will also document how our lives have changed.
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UPDATED: January 14, 2021 11:33 IST
Covid-19 frontline workers to be commemorated by a museum in Kolkata Photo: Reuters (For representational purpose)
The pandemic has wreaked havoc all around the world. During these uncertain times, it is the frontline workers who have been fighting the battle against the coronavirus and ensuring that we are all stay safe. To honour the frontline workers, who died while fighting the coronavirus, and document how pandemic has changed lives, a museum will be set up in Kolkata.