Chants of power: How slogans set the tone in Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam elections | India News

“Ache din come waal hai…”“Abki Bar Modi Govt…”“The game will be…”Such slogans often carry a lot of heavy lifting in elections. Speeches and manifestos may provide the details, but it’s these short, catchy lines that bring energy to campaigns and stay with people long after the rallies are over.Like every election in India, the assembly…

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Intimidation, unauthorised presence, tampering of votes — Why EC ordered repolling in Bengal’s Falta | India News

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (EC) has ordered a full re-election in West Bengal’s Falta Assembly constituency, annulled after the April 29 poll was described as a breakdown of the democratic process. All 285 polling stations in South 24 Parganas constituencies will now go to polls again on May 21 amid tight security,…

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‘Ten lifetimes won’t be enough’: TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee dares BJP to contest from Falta after repolling announced | India News

New Delhi: Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Election Commission after announcing fresh polling following reports of “serious electoral crimes and subversion of the democratic process” during the second phase of the April 29 polls in Phalta assembly constituency.Reacting to BJP leader Amit Malviya’s social…

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