Last week, I was in Kolkata — my second visit since the state of Bengal embraced Parivartan in a historic election last May that ended 34 years of Left rule with a sweeping mandate for Mamata Banerjee. Read more

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Posted by Rajesh Mahapatra on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 11:47 pm
Filed under India · Tagged Gyan at Glance, Kolkata, Left rule, Mamata Banerjee, Nandigram, Nonadanga, rajesh mahapatra, Singur, Trinamool Congress, West Bengal
The latest on Rahul Gandhi is that he wants to do in Bhatta Parsaul what Mamata Banerjee did with Nandigram in Bengal. Read more

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Posted by Rajesh Mahapatra on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at 10:25 pm
Filed under India · Tagged Bengal, Bhatta Parsaul, Greater Noida, Kolkata, Mamata Banerjee, Mayawati, Nandigram, Rahul Gandhi, Yamuna Expressway
So the historic election in Bengal became historic for another reason on Tuesday. As the last phase of voting ended, the average voter turnout in this election came to 84% – a record for the state. Read more

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Posted by Rajesh Mahapatra on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at 11:59 pm
Filed under India · Tagged Bengal, CPI(M), election, hindustan times, Jhargram, Maoist, Nandigram, Netai, news