Congress MLA Bayron Biswas defected to the TMC just three months after his election. While the ruling party hopes the move will aid it in Muslim-majority districts, so does the BJP.
A poster calling the TMC chief 'ModiShahSurmardini', indicating that she has defeated Modi and Shah just as Durga had defeated the Mahishasur demon, has triggered debate on the practice.
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s party swept the state elections on Sunday, routing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party, which many blame for the horrific nationwide surge in COVID-19 cases.
Modi s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came a distant second in state legislature polls, a result that could have long-term national repercussions for the party, analysts said. Still, the party managed to widely increase its share of seats in the state assembly.
For Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress (TMC) party, this was a third consecutive win in state elections. However, Banerjee lost Nandigram, the seat she was contesting from.
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