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POLITICS
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Why Mukul Roy’s long absence makes him conspicuous
Senior BJP leader Mukul Roy is absent from the scene in Bengal. The murmur in the air is that he’s maintaining social distance with the party.
POLITICS
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Trinamool set to hold iconic rally, virtually
With a mightier BJP challenging to overthrow TMC, Mamata indeed needs a significant political rally to pump up her muscles and give the required push for taking on the opponents head-on.
POLITICS
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Why Dilip Ghosh's new upmarket apartment is important for BJP
The biggest advantage of Bengal BJP President's sprawling 12-BHK apartment is that it is closer to the airport. With the election not very far off, the BJP leaders will come trooping in regularly.
POLITICS
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What is West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar's fitness secret?
What keeps him ticking is his old courtroom habits of donning a lawyer’s gown in his imagination and engaging in banter by giving quick, smart repartees.
POLITICS
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Unmasking the political mask
For the time being, politicians are choosing to wear their party colours and symbols on their masks as a way to help people recognise their leaders.
POLITICS
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When netas in West Bengal turn to cyclone relief
Be it BJP's Dilip Ghosh’s photo-op posturing in removing trees in a relatively unaffected area, or CPI (M)'s Kanti Ganguly standing like a rock beside the storm-ravaged people, netas are not losing the opportunity.
POLITICS
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The officer who became a scapegoat
Vivek Kumar’s head rolled, as he held his head too high. This drew the attention of certain people who felt challenged.
POLITICS
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Didi Ke Bolo vs Dada Ke Bolo: Who is winning the battle for Bengal?
Trinamool’s Mamata Banerjee and BJP’s Dilip Ghosh are reaching out to people. But who exactly are the people listening to?
ELECTION
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The more things change, the more they stay the same: How Bengal poll violence proves this again and again
As powers came and went, the myth became a conviction that the ruling party in Bengal controls polls.
POLITICS
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