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#Decision2021 | Amit Shah blamed cross-border infiltration for lack of jobs and subsidies for the tribal community in Jhargram, a former hotbed of Maoists, at a rally for the #WestBengalElections2021

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#Decision2021 | Saravanan has promised to provide a mini-helicopter, Rs. 1 crore to every household, a robot for homemakers to do household work, and 100 sovereigns of gold for women when they get married. #TamilNaduElections2021

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#Decision2021 | Almost three years ago, Trilochan Mahato was found hanging near his home, with a message scrawled on his shirt: “This is for BJP politics from the age of 18.” This started a new trend in Bengal’s violent politics. #WestBengalElections

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#Decision2021 | As both the LDF and BJP woo the Christian community, which has traditionally voted for the UDF, one of the issues being raised is “discrimination” in distribution of minority student scholarships. #KeralaElections

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#Decision2021 | “We differed with Jaya, but under her, Delhi didn’t take any decisions,” said the Secretary of the DMK Women’s wing, commenting on the relationship between the BJP and AIADMK. #TamilNaduElections2021

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#Decision2021 | Tea garden workers are the most marginalised community in Assam. But as they influence 35 Assembly seats in the state, every election, for a brief time, they become one of the state’s most important groups. #AssamAssemblyPolls

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#Decision2021 | The 57-year-old is no ordinary party man but the former convenor of the Maoist-backed People’s Committee Against Police Atrocities. Mahato says a lot of people are back with the Trinamool due to his efforts. #WestBengalElections

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