TMC is fielding ‘Bihari babu’ Shatrughan Sinha from Asansol LS seat, which it has never won. The party is aiming for non-Bengali votes and a more diverse image, TMC leaders say.
The overt religious assertion by Hindus in Bengal, through celebration of Ram Navami & spurt of Hanuman temples, is seen as an answer to Muslim 'appeasement' by Mamata Banerjee.
In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.
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