What is it about?
In the West Bengal Assembly Elections 2021, the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) led by Mamata Banerjee has acquired the clear mandate by winning 213 seats out of 292, where polls were conducted. On the other hand, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), nationally led by Narendra Modi and Amit Shah, has won 77 seats that are much less than what was expected and predicted by its regional and national leaders. The TMC has secured 47.94 per cent votes while the BJP has secured 38.13 per cent votes. Other major political parties like the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Indian National Congress are wiped out from the West Bengal political scenario. The West Bengal Assembly Elections 2021 have been very decisive in terms of its regional as well as national importance. Obviously this election was very significant not merely for its political importance but for its sociological significance. Here our approach is primarily politico-sociological.
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Why is it important?
The West Bengal Assembly Elections 2021 have been very decisive in terms of its regional as well as national importance. Obviously this election was very significant not merely for its political importance but for its sociological significance.
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In the West Bengal Assembly Elections 2021, the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) led by Mamata Banerjee has acquired the clear mandate by winning 213 seats out of 292, where polls were conducted.
Kunal Debnath
Rabindra Bharati University
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This page is a summary of: Populism in Electoral Politics: What We Learnt from the West Bengal Assembly Elections 2021, August 2021, Academia.edu,
DOI: 10.20935/al2855.
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