Growth, Empathy And Authenticity: Leadership Lessons From The Bengal Assembly Elections
One clear takeaway from the Bengal Assembly elections is that voters accord more importance to issues of development and livelihood than that of social identities.
Vishal Gupta 23 May 2021, Last Updated at 3:10 pm Sandipan Chatterjee/Outlook Vishal Gupta 2021-05-23T15:04:45+05:30 Growth, Empathy And Authenticity: Leadership Lessons From The Bengal Assembly Elections outlookindia.com 2021-05-23T15:10:27+05:30
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While the outcome of the West Bengal Assembly election was surprising on one hand, it also provided a glimmer of hope to many.
Even as the BJP roped in all its top guns including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union home minister Amit Shah and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for campaigning, the TMC relied solely on its supremo Mamata Banerjee.
Jagannath Sarkar was elected as the MLA of Santipur constituency in the West Bengal polls this year, while Nisith Pramanik was elected from the Dinhata constituency. They submitted their resignation to West Bengal Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee.
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs has asked West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar to send a report on the law and order situation in the state, said government sources on Thursday.
Mamata Banerjee Takes Oath As West Bengal CM For Third Consecutive Term
Mamata Banerjee was administered the oath in Bengali by Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar at the Raj Bhavan, earlier today. Sandipan Chatterjee/Outlook Outlook Web Bureau 2021-05-05T11:30:01+05:30 Mamata Banerjee Takes Oath As West Bengal CM For Third Consecutive Term outlookindia.com 2021-05-05T11:32:05+05:30
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She was administered the oath in Bengali by Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar at the Raj Bhavan, earlier today.
Apart from senior TMC leaders like Partha Chatterjee and Subrata Mukherjee, poll strategist Prashant Kishor, who played a key role in TMC s victory, and Banerjee MP nephew Abhishek Banerjee were present during the ceremony.
After Mamata’s victory, where is Prashant Kishor headed next?
In his 10-year-long career as a political strategist, Kishor has worked with all hues of political parties and almost always remained on the successful side. Prashant Kishor (File Photo)
Hyderabad: After Trinamool Congress (TMC) registered a landslide victory in West Bengal assembly polls, one would have expected the much-famed political strategist Prashant Kishor, who was majorly responsible for the party’s victory, to gloat. Especially since he had challenged the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that it would not cross double digit figures. And exactly that happened.
However, Kishor dropped a bombshell on live TV saying that he was “quitting the space” and that he has “no desire to continue any longer” as a poll strategist. “I am quitting despite winning. It’s a tough life and it’s a tough job. I have had enough. It’s time for colleagues to take over,” he added, in an interview with