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Must-read pieces on the results of assembly elections in West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
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The Indan Express
By Proma Ray Chaudhury

Drawing upon Gilles Verniers’ and Maya Mirchandani’s study on gender representation in the Trinamool Congress, which argues “the party’s policy of promoting women as candidates is located in its strategic recognition of the winnability of women candidates instead of ideational commitments to gender parity.”
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Vox
By Zack Beauchamp

Gilles Verniers and Neelanjan Sircar on the BJP’s performance in the 2021 West Bengal assembly elections
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“Heard from multiple people that during the lockdown, it was Mamata Banerjee who saved them and not PM Modi,” says Nilanjan Sircar, senior visiting fellow, CPR, and Assistant Professor at Ashoka University.

Panelists:
SY Quraishi, Former Chief Election Commissioner & Distinguished Fellow, TCPD
Neelanjan Sircar, Assistant Professor, Ashoka University & Senior Visiting Fellow, CPR
Gilles Verniers, Co-Director, TCPD & Assistant Professor, Ashoka University & Senior Visiting Fellow, CPR
Rahul Verma, Fellow, CPR

Moderator:
Yamini Aiyar, President & Chief Executive, CPR

BBC News
By Soutik Biswas (India Correspondent)

Neelanjan Sircar on Mamata Banerjee’s politics of “gender and welfare” providing an ideal counter-narrative to that of the BJP.”
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Socialist Worker
By Charlie Kimber

Gilles Verniers, Co-director at TCPD and political scientist at Ashoka University says, “The message is that the Modi brand on its own is probably fading, and is insufficient to compensate for the lack of proper organisation and governance.”
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The New York Times
By Jeffrey Gettleman and Hari Kumar

Gilles Verniers, Co-director at TCPD and political scientist at Ashoka University opines to The New York Times on the BJP’s loss to the TMC in the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections: “The West Bengal results tell us that Modi’s personal, divisive and aggressive campaign in West Bengal backfired.”
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Financial Times
By Amy Kazmin

Gilles Verniers, Co-director at TCPD and political scientist at Ashoka University opines on the BJP’s loss to the TMC in the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections
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West Bengal Results: ‘Khela shesh’ or ‘khela hobe’ in Bengal? India will know the answer to this million-dollar question today as the counting of votes for the 292 seats in West Bengal that went to the polls in eight phases. According to the latest update, TMC is currently leading over 200 seats, On the other hand, BJP is at 88 seats.
Neelanjan Sircar speaks to India Today over Mamata Banerjee-led TMC’s massive lead over BJP in West Bengal.