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#Decision2021 | Modi said that Bengal had once brought the nation together through ‘Vande Mataram’ but Mamata Banerjee is now terming people as ‘bohiragoto’ (outsiders). #WestBengalElections2021

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#Decision2021 | Unlike the LDF and UDF manifestoes, the NDA lays focus on steps to tackle “religious terrorism”, promising to put a system to prevent extremist activities. #KeralaElections2021

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#Decision2021 | It is not dynasty politics, Anbil Mahesh insists on the friendship between him and Uyanidhi Stalin. “There was no calculated grooming... but something that evolved due to the contributions made by our families.” #TamilNaduElections2021

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#Decision2021 | The first sitting president of the JNU Students’ Union to contest an election, Ghosh says, “There are a lot of differences between JNU and Jamuria (Assembly seat). But the fight is the same in both.” #WestBengalElections2021

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#Decision2021 | In 2019, a day after the CAA was passed by Parliament, this small town in Upper Assam’s Dibrugarh district erupted into violent protests. Today, the signs of anti-CAA anger are still all over the town. #AssamAssemblyPolls

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#Decision2021 | ‘Metro Man’ E. Sreedharan’s declaration of assets, after filing his nomination papers in Palakkad, contesting for the BJP in the #KeralaElections2021

#Decision2021 | At 77, Oomen Chandy, the former CM and among the tallest Congress leaders in Kerala is fighting one of the toughest #KeralaElections for his party, which is up against a popular LDF government and a growing BJP.

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