Amid reports of infighting ahead of Bengal polls, defectors to get BJP ticket
Apparently to ward off faction fighting, the BJP is not likely to field any of the Lok Sabha MPs, as also West Bengal unit chief Dilip Ghosh, in the Assembly elections.
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No place for ideologies? Aaya Ram Gaya Ram culture takes centrestage in Bengal ahead of 2021 polls
The state s politicians, till the previous decade, ridiculed the culture of switching sides at the drop of a hat.
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KOLKATA: Once a reviled practice in West Bengal, the Aaya Ram Gaya Ram culture of frequently changing political allegiance has taken centrestage in the state ahead of the assembly elections due in April-May next year.
The state s politicians, till the previous decade, ridiculed the culture of switching sides at the drop of a hat.
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Aaya Ram Gaya Ram culture takes centrestage in Bengal ahead of polls
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Published: Tuesday, December 22, 2020, 17:22 [IST]
Kolkata, Dec 22: Once a reviled practice in West Bengal, the Aaya Ram Gaya Ram culture of frequently changing political allegiance has taken centrestage in the state ahead of the assembly elections due in April-May next year.
The state s politicians, till the previous decade, ridiculed the culture of switching sides at the drop of a hat.
Mamata Banerjee
However, since the TMC s ascendance to power in 2011, lawmakers of the Congress and Left parties joining the ruling party to be a part of the development process initiated by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had become a common practice till the other day.