Saira Shah Halim, the niece of veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah, is confident of repeating the 2022 performance in the Lok Sabha. Halim, who has revived the CPI(M) s fortunes in the Ballygunge Assembly seat in West Bengal, believes that the TMC-BJP binary can be broken. The Left is facing massive anti-incumbency due to various scams, with nearly 26,000 teachers losing their jobs and the former education minister in jail. Halim believes that the Left needs to focus on core people s issues, such as education, jobs, sanitation, air index, water, and illegal construction.
Lok Sabha Elections News: A special tram has been flagged off in Kolkata to spread awareness about the voting process, aiming to increase voter turnout in the upcoming elections. The tram will ply between Esplanade and Shyambazar from May 1, offering free rides to educate passengers on voting procedures and special features for disabled and senior citizens. Various programs and displays on EVM, VVPAT, and voting infrastructure will be featured on the tram, along with initiatives to engage different voter demographics. The initiative also includes a blood donation camp and emphasizes the importance of voter safety. Citizens are encouraged to step out and vote for a better future.
The fates of 47 candidates, including two sitting BJP MPs — Sukanta Majumdar the State BJP president, his Darjeeling counterpart Raju Bista — will be decided even as three North Bengal constituencies of Darjeeling, Balurghat and Raiganj go to second phase polling on Friday.
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The data from the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch, analysed by News18, shows that a total of 5,763 candidates in the last three Lok Sabha polls were crorepatis of the total 23,943 candidates