India News: NADIA: Addressing a rally in West Bengal's Ranaghat on Sunday, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda launched a scathing attack on .
The stakes just got higher in the loud, and often violent, electoral process for the 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal. Scroll down to know the number of ways the verdict may affect the voter sentiment in the ongoing Lok Sabha election.
Dynastic politics is gaining ground in Bengal this Lok Sabha election, deviating from the state s tradition of nurturing grassroots leaders. Out of the 42 Lok Sabha seats, 13 are contested by political dynasties, a sharp rise from past elections which saw dynastic candidates in only three seats. Bengal, known for vibrant student politics, is now witnessing influential political families taking the spotlight. "This is a new trend in Bengal politics, shifting from class-based to dynasty politics. Never before have so many candidates hailed from political lineages," said political scientist Maidul Islam from the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, as reported by PTI.
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Kolkata, Apr 7 (PTI) Minorities in West Bengal, constituting nearly thirty per cent of the electorate, are likely to vote for the TMC to halt BJP's advance, despite the presence of a secular alternative in the form of Left-Congress alliance, community leaders said.