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Maharashtra: NCP demands Rs.11,000 as ‘donation’ from aspirants to consider them for Gram Panchayat administrator posts
The NCP leaders in Pune have asked aspirants of the post to pay Rs 11,000 donation to the party to be eligible for the Panchayat Administrator post.
West Bengal: BJP surge leaves Mamata Banerjee in a tizzy, TMC goons caught on camera pulling down Modi’s posters in Kolkata
The rising popularity of BJP amongst the people of West Bengal, which began last year during the panchayat polls only kept burgeoning this election season.
West Bengal: Voters of Cooch Behar wary of voting, fear rampant violence by TMC goons like panchayat elections last year
Polling in two parliamentary constituencies of West Bengal, Cooch Behar, and Alipurduar, is being held in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections on April 11.
West Bengal: BJP state president and workers allegedly attacked by TMC
TMC workers reportedly damaged cars and motorcycles in the convoy and attacked party workers present for the BJP meeting
Mamata plays ‘soft Hindutva’ card, set to give 28 crores to Durga puja committees this year
Last year, Mamata Banerjee's government had restricted idol immersions on the day of Vijay Dashami, as the date coincided with Muharram.
After boycotting local body elections, Farooq Abdullah now threatens to boycott Lok Sabha and assembly elections
SC is hearing a petition regarding the constitutionality of Article 35A, which empowers state assembly to define 'Permanent residents'.
The politics of violence and what follows it
The power of narrative building is immense.
As BJP rises in Bengal, three of Mamata’s ministers ‘resign’
Their performance was reportedly scrutinized and not found up to the mark.
BJP worker murdered allegedly for his active participation in West Bengal Panchayat elections
BJP alleges he was killed for active participation in Panchayat polls
But for social media, ‘The Hindu’ would have whitewashed the Bengal Panchayat poll violence
The mainstream media shielded and downplayed the violence
