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West Bengal Polls: Job creation comes across as a real concern in Jadavpur
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AITC candidate Moloy Bandopadhyay said he is in an advantageous position in certain belts of the constituency. More so, as he is the councillor of Bijoygarh and has always extended a helping hand to the locals.
Jadavpur Lok Sabha seat, however, was won by actress-turned politician Mimi Chakrabarty on an AITC ticket.
Job creation comes across as a real concern on the ground in Jadavpur, traditionally a Left bastion, where all political parties are trying hard to woo the voters.
The All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) is banking on the work done by the Mamata Banerjee government in the constituency through schemes such as Duare Sarkar, under which pending government services are offered at the doorsteps of the people from December to February, and Swasthya Sathi Health Cards, apart from improved goods and sewerage system.
In West Bengal, CPM betting on youth power to deliver
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The CPM has fielded a bunch of fresh and young faces in the West Bengal assembly election, hoping to attract youth to the party that has lost considerable ground since the 2011 defeat to Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress.
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The CPM has fielded a bunch of fresh and young faces in the West Bengal assembly election, hoping to attract youth to the party that has lost considerable ground since the 2011 defeat to Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress. The party is banking on candidates such as Meenakshi Mukherjee (Nandigram), Srijan Bhattacharya (Singur), Aishe Ghosh (Jamuria) and Dipsita Dhar (Bally) as it builds a new line of young leaders to take it forward. A party leader said nearly 70% of its candidates this time are in the age group of 25-50 years.