From red to green to saffron? BJP eyes power shift in Bengal as Mamata defends her turf | India News – The Times of India

From red to green to saffron? BJP eyes power shift in Bengal as Mamata defends her turf | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Banglar ‘manush’ have traditionally displayed a deep-rooted political loyalty, often rallying decisively behind a single political force and allowing it to govern for extended periods. Over nearly eight decades since independence, West Bengal’s political journey has not merely been a sequence of governments changing hands, but a story shaped in clear, dominant…

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‘Rahiman dhaaga prem ka … ‘: Politics takes a poetic turn in Bihar; seat-sharing talks drag on in INDIA bloc | India News – The Times of India

‘Rahiman dhaaga prem ka … ‘: Politics takes a poetic turn in Bihar; seat-sharing talks drag on in INDIA bloc | India News – The Times of India

Manoj Jha and Imran Pratapgarhi (File photos) NEW DELHI: The seesaw in the Bihar seat-sharing saga seems to continue in the Mahagathbandhan as no party in the bloc appears to get off first without squeezing out every last seat possible. In the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan, allies are busy balancing ambition and arithmetic, each hoping to tip…

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Assembly elections: NDA banks on ‘Viksit Bihar’ plank to counter opposition caste-based drive | India News – The Times of India

Assembly elections: NDA banks on ‘Viksit Bihar’ plank to counter opposition caste-based drive | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: In the high-stakes showdown for Bihar assembly polls, NDA, helmed by BJP and CM Nitish Kumar’s JDU, is expecting a resounding endorsement of its “double engine” governance, claiming to have lifted the state from ‘Jungle Raj’ quagmire to the cusp of ‘Viksit Bihar’. Home minister Amit Shah said on Monday that NDA government…

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