The result of the just-concluded West Bengal legislative assembly election is significant not only because of the change of power but also because it marks the emergence of a new structural phenomenon in eastern India and, in addition, a new variable for Bangladesh-India relations.

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BJP’s victory in the West Bengal assembly elections has been widely described as a tectonic shift.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday said she had “not been defeated” and would not resign, a day after results showed her party lost heavily to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

A sharp rise in BJP’s vote share in Bengal has reshaped the political map, delivering a decisive mandate and altering the balance among major and smaller parties

The BJP has finally swept West Bengal, a state that shares a long border, language and cultural ties with Bangladesh and has long stood apart from Narendra Modi’s political advance.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party yesterday secured a resounding election victory in West Bengal, expanding his unrivalled consolidation of power across the country.

State election results reflect a deeper transformation in voter sentiment – one rooted in expectations of governance, economic security and credibility

Analysts say victories could revive proposals on uniform civil code, constituency redrawing, simultaneous polls

BJP leads in 156 seats, wins 48 more in West Bengal; supporters celebrate in Kolkata

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The Election Commission faces legitimate, serious questions, but it is mitigated considerably by the fact that at the end of the day, West Bengal elections were held relatively peacefully, a huge achievement given the state’s torrid record.

Voting for Tamil Nadu assembly elections and the first phase of the West Bengal assembly elections concluded yesterday at 7:00pm, with an exceptionally high voter turnout.