West Bengal Assembly Election 2016
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West Bengal Assembly: Muslim candidates from TMC and Congress increase, Left's share plunges by half
Ians •The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) had 13 Muslim lawmakers in 2011. Now it has only eight.
West Bengal poll verdict: 'Non-aggression' with Congress hurt Left Front, says CPI
•CPI said the Left Front's electoral tactic of "non-aggression" with Congress in West Bengal assembly polls did not help communist parties.
For the Left, it is a battle for an ideological survival, writes Arun Jaitley
Arunjat •For the Left, it is a battle for an ideological survival. Extreme positions espoused by a few in the Universities of Jadavpur and JNU cannot be a mainstream agenda of India.
Saradha, Narada don't matter: Benefits outweigh corruption in West Bengal
Gouri Chatterjee •Corruption in West Bengal becomes a major issue only when there are no redeeming features to offset these charges
A sense of dèja vu: How TV election analysis errs time and time again
Yogendra_yadav •Thursday's television analysis repeated four fatal errors of election analysis that I have seen (and sometimes participated in, I'm ashamed to say) over the past two decades
Assembly Election 2016: Which candidates lost big time this poll season
Fp Staff •While elections are supposed to be about expecting the unexpected, here's a look at the candidates who lost despite the stars being in their favour.
Didi, Amma return; mummy and son suffer setback: Key takeaways from 2016 Assembly elections
Fppolitics •The final results for the election in four states and one Union Territory are yet to be announced but the outcome is pretty clear to by now and it was a helluva roller-coaster.
BJP corrects its past mistakes: Congress-mukt Bharat within reach
Jagannathan •The Modi pull may have played only a marginal role in 2016, but in a national election the logic will work the other way.
Mamata and media in Bengal: Dear ABP news, crossing Didi is not a one-way street
Gouri Chatterjee •ABP is one of Bengal’s few successful enterprises and Mamata Banerjee will surely think twice before doing it permanent harm
Exit polls: BJP to end Gogoi's rule in Assam, Mamata to win Bengal, limbo in TN
Fp Staff •Exit polls are divided over Tamil Nadu but predict that BJP will win Assam, the Left Kerala, the DMK Puducherry, and TMC West Bengal