Elections in West Bengal have always been marred by violence and the upcoming panchayat polls are no exception. So far, at least three people have died in the run-up to the elections, and incidents of intimidation, violence, defection and horse trading in rural Bengal have become the order of the day.
Opposition parties in West Bengal, largely represented by the BJP, the Congress and the Left Front — all having different ideologies, strategies and member bases — remain far from putting up a united resistance to the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC). This time a record ...
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First Published: Sun, May 06 2018. 21:21 IST
