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  2. 2021 West Bengal post-poll violence - Wikipedia

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    West Bengal 2021 Post Poll Violence. Violence occurred in the aftermath of the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, which the ruling Trinamool Congress won for a third consecutive term. The BJP activists, supporters and voters were the chief victims of the violence carried out by Trinamool-backed goons and party cadres.

  3. 2024 Indian general election in West Bengal - Wikipedia

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    Narendra Modi. BJP. The 2024 Indian general election in West Bengal will be held in all 7 phases from 19 April to 1 June to elect 42 members of the 18th Lok Sabha, with the results declared on 4 June. [1] [2] The by-elections for Bhagabangola and Baranagar in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly are also scheduled with the general election and ...

  4. Bartaman - Wikipedia

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    Bartaman Patrika is an Indian Bengali daily newspaper published from Kolkata, West Bengal, India, by Bartaman Pvt. Ltd. Apart from the Kolkata edition, the newspaper has three other simultaneous editions, published daily from three major towns of West Bengal: Siliguri, Bardhaman, and Midnapore. Bartaman is the second-most widely circulated ...

  5. Anandabazar Patrika - Wikipedia

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    The Telegraph. OCLC number. 187024438. Website. www .anandabazar .com. Media of India. List of newspapers. Anandabazar Patrika ( Bengali: আনন্দবাজার পত্রিকা) is an Indian Bengali-language daily newspaper owned by the ABP Group. Its main competitors are Bartaman, Ei Samay, and Sangbad Pratidin .

  6. History of West Bengal (1947–present) - Wikipedia

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    The history of West Bengal began in 1947, when the Hindu -dominated western part of British Bengal Province became the Indian state of West Bengal . When India gained independence in 1947, Bengal was partitioned along religious lines. The western part went to India (and was named West Bengal) while the eastern part joined Pakistan as a province ...

  7. West Bengal - Wikipedia

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    West Bengal ( / bɛnˈɡɔːl /, Bengali: Poshchim Bongo, pronounced [ˈpoʃtʃim ˈbɔŋɡo] ⓘ, abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of 88,752 km 2 (34,267 sq mi) as of 2011. The population estimate as of 2023 is ...

  8. Culture of West Bengal - Wikipedia

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    The culture of West Bengal is an Indian culture which has its roots in Bengali literature, music, fine arts, drama and cinema. Different geographic regions of West Bengal have subtle as well as more pronounced variations between each other, with Darjeeling Himalayan hill region and Duars showing particularly different socio-cultural aspects ...

  9. Politics of West Bengal - Wikipedia

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    Politics of West Bengal. Politics in West Bengal is dominated by the following major political parties: the All India Trinamool Congress, the Communist Party of India (Marxist), the Bharatiya Janata Party, and the Indian National Congress. For many decades, the state underwent gruesome and terrible political violence. [1]