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    Indian Election 2019: The Bitter Battle for Bengal

    Ronojoy Sen

    16 May 2019

    West Bengal, where a seven-phase poll is underway, has seen the most violence in the 2019 Indian general election. The Bharatiya Janata Party is trying to make inroads into the Trinamul Congress citadel through religious polarisation and charges of misgovernance. While this is likely to reap electoral dividends, the cycle of violence in the state will continue.