#WestBengalElectionS

For the first time we are looking at a string of elections where you can debate whether the overall outcome reflected popular will.

Bengal will have several years to ponder over the effects of welcoming a regime whose values are largely antithetical to its core culture

Days before the counting of votes in the West Bengal Assembly elections, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed they received reports of manipulation concerning the storage of EVMs.

From Indianexpress RSS Feed: ‘I could not sleep last night’: Mamata Banerjee visits booths in Bhabanipur, alleges observers and Central forces working for BJP

From Indianexpress RSS Feed: Daily Briefing: Iran moves to reopen Hormuz as talks remain uncertain

While the two parties increasingly share a policy direction — even when emphasis differs — on welfare, infrastructure, agriculture, women, labour and growth, they continue to differ sharply on minority provisions, the administration of caste identity and…