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Bengal Assembly Elections 2021 Siliguri Legislative Assembly still remember the vote day the assembly seat was formed only in 1951
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Religious divide, caste assertion, poll managers on rent: What makes this Bengal election distinct
Religious divide, caste assertion, poll managers on rent: What makes this Bengal election distinct
The run-up to elections in Bengal has been marred by violence and bitter personal attacks on leaders of rival camps. Allegations of Muslim appeasement against the ruling Trinamool Congress and several communal flare-ups on a local scale have polarised the electorate as well.
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UPDATED: February 11, 2021 22:56 IST
A major aspect which distinguishes Bengal elections 2021 from previous ones is religious polarisation (Picture Credits: Reuters)
Despite assembly polls scheduled in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Assam simultaneously, elections in West Bengal have hogged the limelight for more reasons than one. This is a do-or-die battle for both Mamata Banerjee and the BJP, which wants its meteoric rise in the state to come to a logical conclusion.