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    Bengal bypoll results: BJP wins Nandigram, Rejinagar; Congress sees hope

    Samir K Purkayastha
    9 Oct 2026 3:40 PM IST

    The BJP’s victories fuel claims of growing minority support in West Bengal, while the Congress appears to benefit from the Trinamool Congress’s weakening position

    Bengal bypoll results: BJP wins Nandigram, Rejinagar; Congress sees hope
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    Bengal govt to enact UCC, then laws on ‘love jihad’, conversions in 6 months: CM Suvendu

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    Rebel TMC MLA Bayron Biswas suffers burn injuries as fire breaks out at residence

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    Taslima Nasreen

    Taslima Nasreen returns to Kolkata on Oct 7, asks readers to question and disagree

    Agencies
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    The exiled author, returning less than two months after her first visit in 19 years, plans poetry recitals, literary discussions, and time with old...

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    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee

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    Voter list

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    Calcutta High Court

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