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Weeks hence, the nation is set to witness a series of elections to several State Assemblies. State elections normally do not attract too much attention, but as the nation moves inexorably towards single party dominance, the outcome of each and every Assembly Election becomes critical to the end objective. India, more accustomed to glacial changes in political behaviour and attitudes, is today confronting a new phenomenon,
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.
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.
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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.
Once Reviled, Aaya Ram Gaya Ram Culture Takes Centrestage in Bengal Ahead of Assembly Polls
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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.
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. The ruling party, however, is now getting a dose of its own medicine with several of its leaders joining the BJP.