Will West Bengal Be ‘Divided’ Further? Mostly Not, Despite The TMC-BJP Rhetoric

July 31, 2024 admin

When Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India in 1905, announced the partition of Bengal on religious lines, the decision was met with stiff resistance from a section of people. Bengalis, mainly from the Hindu-dominated western part of the province, alleged that the step was part of the British colonial policy of divide and rule. Among…

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Trinamool Wins Back Key Bengal Seat That It Had Lost To BJP

September 8, 2023 admin

Mamata Banerjee described the win as the victory of the common people (File) Jalpaiguri, West Bengal: The ruling Trinamool Congress wrested the Dhupguri assembly seat in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district on Friday from the BJP in a by-election, an Election Commission official said. TMC candidate Nirmal Chandra Roy, a college professor, won the seat by…

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