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Though the party's strategy backfired in the 2021 Assembly elections, the focus at the recent Brigade Parade Ground rally was on youth leaders such as Minakshi Mukherjee and Srijan Bhattacharya. This is likely to continue in the Lok Sabha polls too. ....
Why Bengal s Elections Are Far More Complex than TMC s Corruption and BJP s Communal Drive There is, in reality, a triangular contest, in which a host of social and political factors are competing for influence. The Bengal elections have become a triangular contest among TMC, BJP, and CPI (M)-led alliance. Illustration: The Wire/Facebook. Politics5 hours ago The Bengal elections have brought the social and political churning under way in that state to the head. In these circumstances, there is always a temptation to offer explanations that flatten out complexities, that entice by their simplicity. One of these pops up from Hindutva commentators every decade or so. This says that a cultural elite has been ruling the country and Hindutva is the spontaneous movement of the masses to liberate itself. The usual rhetorical device involves personifying the narrowness of the elite by its association with a specific location. ....
Left Trusts Young Turks to Take on Political Heavyweights in Bengal âTraditionally, CPI(M)âs politics has centred around land rights and peasantsâ movements. But these young leaders have a much broader political perspective, said Rajat Roy, assistant professor at Presidency University. CPI(M) candidate in Bally Dipsita Dhar campaigns in her constituency. Photo: Author provided Politics13/Mar/2021 Kolkata: In a significant departure from its erstwhile inclination to put faith in the old guard, the CPI(M) has named a number of young candidates â mostly present or former student leaders â for the upcoming assembly elections in West Bengal. The Wire in November 2020 had quoted senior CPI(M) leader Sujan Chakraborty as having said that the party was nurturing young upcoming leaders who would be brought to the forefront of electoral politics at the right time. ....
Bengal Wants Its Own Daughter : TMC Slogan Reflects Upcoming Polls Identity Politics The recently announced slogan Bangla nijer meyekei chaay relies on the classic outsider versus daughter of the soil political rhetoric to counter the BJP. Mamata Banerjee s nephew Abhishek Banerjee unveils a placard with TMC s slogan. Photo: Twitter/@BangalGorboMB Politics22/Feb/2021 Kolkata:Â A strong pitch for identity politics and Mamata Banerjeeâs centrality to Trinamool Congress (TMC)âs scheme of things â these were the two factors highlighted by TMCâs slogan for the 2021 elections launched at a corporate-style event at the party headquarters here on Saturday. The slogan â Bangla Nijer Meyekei Chaay â which literally means âBengal wants none but its own daughterâ was announced by TMC national general secretary Subrata Bakshi in the presence of state education minister Partha Chatterjee, panchayat minister Subrata Mukherj ....