Even though the buck most certainly stops with Modi, there is a very real danger in blaming him alone for the devastation all around. Because if we do so, we will miss learning the critical lessons as a nation.
: Tuesday, June 1, 2021, 6:52 PM IST
Swapan Dasgupta, who resigned from Rajya Sabha to contest West Bengal Assembly polls, renominated to Upper House
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New Delhi: Former journalist Swapan Dasgupta, who had resigned from Rajya Sabha and unsuccessfully contested the recent West Bengal assembly elections on a BJP ticket, has been renominated to the Upper House of Parliament by the government.
Noted lawyer Mahesh Jethmalani was also nominated to Rajya Sabha by the cental government. In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (a) of clause (1) of article 80 of the Constitution of India, read with clause (3) of that article, the President is pleased to renominate Shri Swapan Dasgupta to the Council of States to fill the seat which has fallen vacant due to his resignation for his reminder term viz - 24-04-2022, according to a Home Ministry notification.
Statistical Afternotes: TMC May Have Won Bengal, but BJP Did Not Do Badly
Although TMC has been able to script a resounding victory in Bengal, looking at the finer statistical details shows how BJP s vote share has jumped from an indifferent 10% to 38% in the space of a single election.
The West Bengal assembly election has been cynosure of all eyes with BJP raising the stakes. Illustration: The Wire/PTI.
Politics07/May/2021
As the din and drama of election season begin to wind down, there are a few points to ponder that statistics from the West Bengal elections bring into view. Statistics, of course, vastly deplete the sensory richness of an event like an election.
Kapil Sibal said, "Congress has not performed well in the recently held Assembly polls. It failed in Assam and Kerala. The party could not secure a single seat in West Bengal."
West Bengal: Newly elected MLAs take oath ANI | Updated: May 06, 2021 12:16 IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 6 (ANI): Newly elected Members of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly took oath on Thursday.
Bengal witnessed a fierce contest between the ruling TMC and BJP across eight phases. The Samyukta Morcha comprising the Congress, Left parties and ISF has also tried to put up a strong fight. The BJP has made a concerted attempt to dislodge the TMC.
Trinamool Congress (TMC) won 213 seats in the just concluded state assembly elections. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on the other hand, garnered 77 seats in the 294-seat state assembly.