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Politics In India

Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister of West Bengal and leader of the All India Trinamool Congress, addresses an election campaign rally in support of party candidate Vijay Upadhyay at Burabazar Area during the West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections in Kolkata, India, on April 21, 2026. Banerjee is actively campaigning for the 2026 assembly elections, aiming for a fourth-term win for the TMC. She has recently commented on Prime Minister Modi's ''jhalmuri'' stop and discussed challenges with central agencies regarding her flight, while expressing confidence in a TMC victory and plans for national expansion. (Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto)