Bengal Polls Mamata Win
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The 'Pariborton' of Mamata Banerjee and Bengal
There are few who will dispute that Mamata Banerjee's historic victory in West Bengal today has been scripted, chartered and delivered entirely by the woman who West Bengal refers to as "Didi" and whose call for "pariborton" or change has been fuelled by her emphasis on "ma, mati, manush" (Mother, Land, People). In 1997, she was expell...
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Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee exits after two terms in office
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee resigned as Chief Minister of West Bengal this afternoon after two consecutive terms in office.The CPM-led ruling Left Front was obliterated in the state elections by Mamata Banerjee whose party, the Trinamool Congress, fought the elections in partnership with the Congress.Mr Bhattacharjee replaced...
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At Mamata's house, celebration begins
Counting is still in progress, but West Bengal knows today it has made history.After more than three decades of being governed by the Left, the state has chosen Mamata Banerjee's pariborton or "change." Trends suggest she will land more than 200 of the 294 seats in the Assembly. Outside her residence in the modest Palighat home in Kolkata, hu...
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The 'Pariborton' of Mamata Banerjee and Bengal
There are few who will dispute that Mamata Banerjee's historic victory in West Bengal today has been scripted, chartered and delivered entirely by the woman who West Bengal refers to as "Didi" and whose call for "pariborton" or change has been fuelled by her emphasis on "ma, mati, manush" (Mother, Land, People). In 1997, she was expell...
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Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee exits after two terms in office
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee resigned as Chief Minister of West Bengal this afternoon after two consecutive terms in office.The CPM-led ruling Left Front was obliterated in the state elections by Mamata Banerjee whose party, the Trinamool Congress, fought the elections in partnership with the Congress.Mr Bhattacharjee replaced...
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At Mamata's house, celebration begins
Counting is still in progress, but West Bengal knows today it has made history.After more than three decades of being governed by the Left, the state has chosen Mamata Banerjee's pariborton or "change." Trends suggest she will land more than 200 of the 294 seats in the Assembly. Outside her residence in the modest Palighat home in Kolkata, hu...
