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Wednesday, January 28, 2026
TopicWest Bengal bypolls

Topic: West Bengal bypolls

Mamata vs Abhishek—A spar in the making, it would decide the fate of future Bengal politics

TMC's choice of candidate for Maniktala assembly bypoll has brought to fore the subterranean sparring for control of TMC between founder Mamata Banerjee and 'heir' Abhishek Banerjee.

Mamata takes over minority affairs portfolio weeks after Sagardighi bypoll defeat

Incumbent Ghulam Rabbani moved to horticulture department. On 2 March, TMC suffered a major setback after CPI(Marxist)-backed Congress candidate Bayron Biswas defeated TMC’s Debashish Banerjee.

Sagardighi bypoll: A Bengal MLA for Congress, a ‘warning sign’ for TMC ahead of panchayat polls

With Left-backed Congress candidate Bayron Biswas's win, Congress will now finally have an MLA in state assembly. Mamata says Congress, BJP, CPI(M) 'are together'.

As Modi govt ministers lead BJP campaign on Mamata’s turf Bhabanipur, CPM wages ‘lonely’ battle

Mamata Banerjee, who represented Bhabanipur in 2011 and 2016, is up against BJP's Priyanka Tibrewal and the CPI(M)'s Shrijeeb Biswas in the 30 September bypoll.

Cornering Mamata Banerjee in 2021 assembly polls won’t be easy. BJP lacks a pan-Bengal face

If the question, “If not Modi, who?” worked for the BJP in the 2019 Lok Sabha election, then “If not Didi, who?” may come to haunt it in West Bengal in 2021.

Not NRC, but Bengal’s Congress-Left floating votes defeated BJP in bypolls

BJP may have been beaten by Trinamool Congress in the bypolls, but the party need not worry as numbers show that its vote-share is still intact.

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India-Pakistan ready for lehenga diplomacy. Maryam Sharif has made the first move

Sometimes, we end up embroidering the truth as we overthink and overanalyse a fastidious lady’s personal wardrobe preferences for significant occasions.

Most EU firms eye India expansion post-trade deal, 90% say profitability to go up—FEBI survey

FEBI survey reveals Europe’s big bet on manufacturing, innovation hub amid ‘mother of all trade deals’, but flags regulatory concerns.

India, EU sign security & defence pact. How it links Indian firms to ‘ReArm Europe’ network 

The agreement comes despite differences between India and the EU on issues such as Russia-Ukraine war, showcasing the intent to deepen strategic ties. 

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.