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    420 : West Bengal Assembly Elections: Despite Setbacks Trinamool Congress has the Edge

    Ronojoy Sen is a Senior Research Fellow ,ISAS

    22 April 2016

    Three phases of the six-phase Assembly elections in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal are over. The ruling Trinamool Congress is still the favourite to retain power, but it faces a tough contest thanks to corruption allegations and a flyover disaster, which occurred just before the State went to the polls.