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#Decision2021 | Concerned about a rapid increase in Covid-19 cases in the state, CM Banerjee urged the Election Commission to consider clubbing the remaining four phases and conduct the #WestBengalElections2021 at one go.
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#Decision2021 | In Santipur, Nadia, where the BJP took a massive lead in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the aim of the TMC is clear: bring the elections to local issues. #WestBengalElections2021
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#Decision2021 | After his 48-hour ban imposed by the Election Commission for his remarks on the Sitalkuchi firing ended, BJP leader Rahul Sinha said central forces under poll duty must fire shots if they came under attack. #WestBengalElections2021
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#Decision2021 | The TMC has won the high-profile Bidhannagar Assembly constituency since 2011 but a close contest appears to be on the cards this time, making a prestige fight for the ruling party. #WestBengalElections2021
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#Decision2021 | The Election Commission imposed a 24-hour campaigning ban on BJP’s West Bengal unit president over his “highly provocative” and “inciteful” remarks about the CISF firing in Cooch Behar district. #WestBengalElections2021
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