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In this edition of Election Despatch, India Today's ground report from Murshidabad explores the political climate ahead of the West Bengal assembly elections.
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00:10What's to come on the 4th of May?
00:14Poriborthal in Sonar Bangla or a historic fourth reign of Bengal Ki Beti.
00:23Are you enjoying the winning reign of Bengal Ki Beti?
00:29The winner of the Conныismo of Bengal?
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00:46rational in the skill set is from the title of the May
01:1415 years is a long time.
01:1715 years is a long time in politics. Longer still, when one is in power.
01:232011, Mamata Banerjee's TMC ended a 34-year-old long rule of the left in Bengal.
01:32State elections 2016, Didi again invincible.
01:37BJP was a distant third, winning just three of the 294 seats.
01:43State elections 2021, Didi met Daga.
01:48Despite BJP's rise to 77, TMC decimated a saffron surge, winning two-third majority.
02:02The stage now set for 2026.
02:07History will be scripted either way.
02:11Mamata Banerjee could become the only woman chief minister to win four consecutive terms.
02:18Or the lotus will finally bloom in West Bengal.
02:26Bhujanquis Muzikir has held herself in a coalition Speaker of the tribe.
02:32The house, the son, the son, the son or the son?
02:37Do you?
02:38Yes, the child has held hands.
02:39Waste.
02:40Waste, no, no.
02:43Waste, waste.
02:44Waste, waste, waste.
02:47Waste, waste.
02:48There are 5 parties.
02:50There are 5 parties?
02:51Yes.
02:52Who will go there?
02:56What do you say?
02:58The CPM is here a lot.
03:00The BJP has reduced.
03:03Now the BJP has increased.
03:05The Congress and the left are all below.
03:07And where is the TMC?
03:08The TMC is above.
03:09But it is a little less.
03:11I understand.
03:20Wherein lies the chemistry.
03:22Where the arithmetic.
03:25This time, no one can tell.
03:28What do you say?
03:29What do you say?
03:30What do you say?
03:31What do you say?
03:31What do you say?
03:33What do you say?
03:34What do you say?
03:37What do you say?
03:38No one can tell.
03:38But the air is not right.
03:40Why?
03:41That's a little less.
03:43What do you say?
03:46When do you say?
03:48What do you say?
03:51The human brain is moving.
03:52Where is the human brain?
03:53This time, you don't know.
03:55The next time, you'll understand.
03:57You'll understand.
04:01It is but a potent mix of 15 years of anti-incumbency.
04:28What is it?
04:29It is a potent mix.
04:30A potent mix?
04:31Who is it?
04:32Who is it?
04:33Whatever it will be, it will be good.
04:35It will be good.
04:36What will it be?
04:38Yes, it will not be good work.
04:40What will it be?
04:41The road is not good work.
04:43It will be good work.
04:46I don't want to take the layers.
04:59Mamata Banerjee's personal capital, especially with women.
05:47Anger against the local leadership, but fear of the outsider.
05:58No one has a sense.
06:00Your name is Chinti Chinti.
06:03Chinti Chinti.
06:05No one has a sense.
06:11When we understand how we are in a world where we are in a world.
06:16The people who say the people who are familiar with the people,
06:35All in the backdrop of pitched polarization and resentment with SIR, Special Intensive
06:44Role Revision.
06:45And now, voter deletions.
07:15I personally, I'm from Bangalai.
07:20Bangalai is okay.
07:23Bangalai is okay.
07:24I mean, the Bengali pride is one of them.
07:30One of them.
07:32I think that's true.
07:33It's coming from the end.
07:34Right?
07:35Yes, it's coming.
07:41The Muslim is 30 percent and 70 percent of Hindu.
07:4832 people have been deleted.
07:51For 31 people, two people are Hindu, and 30 people are Muslim.
07:57So, 30 Muslims are deleted, and two Hindus are deleted.
08:13How many Muslims cut here?
08:15The Muslims have 8 cut here.
08:188 cut here?
08:21No, no, no!
08:39Election Dispatch rolls its first episode from the district of Murshidabad.
08:44Speaking of Murshidabad, let's go back to the Battle of Plassey.
08:47A watershed moment in Indian history which converted a trading company like the East India Company into a political military
08:56superpower from here on began after the Battle of Plassey began the rule of the British Empire in India.
09:03It was a fight of two ideologies. This time around in Bengal is also the fight of two ideologies, a
09:10bipolar contest between the BJP and the incumbent, the TMC.
09:15Murshidabad has also become a focal flashpoint in this election, in the spotlight, where the SIR is concerned with maximum
09:23deletions at play in this very district with 4,55,000 deletions.
09:29Political temperatures in Murshidabad, very high.
09:34.
09:36.
09:40.
09:41.
09:41.
09:41.
09:41.
09:41.
09:43.
09:47.
09:49.
10:00My wife, my wife, I'm BLE.
10:05And who's BLE?
10:07BLE.
10:08I'm a party agent.
10:09You're a party agent?
10:13BLE?
10:13You're a party agent?
10:13You're a party agent?
10:15And I'm a president of the TMC.
10:17And my name is cut.
10:19My wife and I have to take care of it.
10:23My wife and I have no knowledge of theszybside.
10:26I didn't have the people I've taken care of.
10:27So BLE?
10:30BLE?
10:31Yes.
10:32I've taken care of all our girls.
10:35I have to take care of myself.
10:35My wife, I've taken care of all my daughters.
10:38I've taken care of all my daughters.
10:41I have taken care of all of my daughters.
10:41But my name is cut.
10:42A lot of the daughters made a lot of children.
10:48Yes, that's the name of the man.
10:50That's the name of the man.
10:52Is it your name?
10:53No, it's not our name.
10:55You also cut it?
10:56No, it's not our name.
10:57What's your name?
11:02Our name is Ranjidas.
11:03Is it your name?
11:05The man is angry.
11:07The man is dead.
11:09By cutting the man?
11:12Why?
11:12We will not have a name.
11:16We will not have a name.
11:17We will have a name.
11:20It's not the name of the man.
11:21It's not the name of the man.
11:21Yes, it's not the name of the man.
11:23You can't have a vote.
11:27Oh, my God.
11:28He has been named.
11:30My father is the name of the man in 1957.
11:37He gave us the name of the man.
11:40He gave us the name of the man.
11:42We have a member of the man.
11:44Many Christians are lying.
11:45For two years, our charab frustrant is the man building.
11:48He has Empire's Tribal.
11:50This is the name of the man王.
11:51Thisized files file – by the name of the man as a title.
11:52I'm saying this is the name of theensions.
11:54This is the name of the Muslims.
11:55You can say that our former Muslims in this해�очка can delete the name of the man's name.
11:57The notice Reg Mall is left for the children's name at the Marbles.
12:00This is the title of the house.
12:00So you will be right.
12:01What's your vote?
12:05Let's say that.
12:10Name was deleted.
12:13Name was deleted.
12:14This vote has been revealed to me.
12:17Give us this vote,
12:19so we can give this vote,
12:20and to our country's vote,
12:21then we will come up there and give this vote.
12:26But the BJP has not been made for election commission.
12:28No, I am.
12:29This is an election commission, but it's okay.
12:34We've come to understand what we've said.
12:40How many of you have here?
12:42There are 106 people.
12:44There are a mix of Hindu-Muslims.
12:47There are a lot of Hindu-Muslims.
12:49There are a lot of Hindu votes.
12:50How many of you have here?
12:52There are 200 votes.
12:54There are two people.
12:55.
12:57.
12:57.
12:57You both are on the same boat.
13:00What are you saying?
13:05The Hindu boat is not on the same boat.
13:06The Muslim boat is on the same boat.
13:08Do you feel like this?
13:10The Hindu boat is on the same boat.
13:21How many times have you been cut here?
13:23Very much.
13:23What do you work?
13:26I work at my computer studio.
13:30I work on online.
13:32Then you have made a whole presentation.
13:34Look.
13:35Father, six sons, their children, and their children.
13:40This is my dad.
13:41That's what he says.
13:43My father's name was on the same boat.
13:45My father's name was on the same boat.
13:47My brother's name was on the same boat.
13:48My brother's name was on the same boat.
13:51I work at the same boat.
13:52All these people have come here.
13:55What are you talking about?
13:57I'm talking about the election commissioner of the SIR.
13:59The SIR?
14:00The other election commissioner who is out on our offer.
14:03But the election commissioner who is out on the other side.
14:08What's the matter?
14:09In Bengal, 91 lakh voters have been removed after SIR.
14:1511.67% of its 7.6 crore electorate wiped off the rolls.
14:23Over 27 lakh deletions from the controversial logical discrepancy category
14:30after adjudication by judicial officers.
14:33The Supreme Court has now ruled that while these individuals may appeal to the tribunals,
14:40their names will not feature in the frozen rolls for the 2026 assembly elections.
14:48Even though this election they won't be able to vote, they want their appeal to be counted for.
14:54They want their right to vote be restored.
14:59Of 90 lakh voters excluded by SIR in West Bengal, 63% are Hindus, 34% are Muslims.
15:09As Muslims make about 30% of the state's population, their 34% deletion rate under the SIR is significant.
15:23Murshidabaab district has seen the highest deletions.
15:26It has 66% Muslims and 33% Hindus, with 22 assembly seats.
15:3420 were won by the TMC in 2021, just two by the BJP.
15:40Dada, you know the area, we will help you to understand.
15:44Dada, what's your name, Dada?
15:46Sultan.
15:46Sultan, my name is Preethi, Dada.
15:53Ghoda's name is what's your name, Dada?
15:54Ghoda's name is Bahadur.
15:55Oh, Ghoda's name is Bahadur, your name is Sultan.
15:59When are you running here?
16:01I'm running here for 10 years.
16:0310 years?
16:05Yes.
16:46Thank you very much.
17:19Thank you very much.
17:40Thank you very much.
18:06Thank you very much.
18:27Thank you very much.
18:50To meet Chhote Nawab, who doesn't find himself on the voters list.
18:59He is the descendant of Mir Jafar.
19:05And for those who want to know what role Mir Jafar played, go back in history.
19:10Thank you very much.
19:25Thank you very much.
19:27Thank you very much.
19:29Thank you very much.
19:42Thank you very much.
19:44Thank you very much.
19:49Thank you very much.
20:00Thank you very much.
20:08Thank you very much.
20:19I have to submit.
20:21We are all my mother's parents in the house.
20:25I will do something and then I will do it.
20:27So you are sitting in line?
20:28Yes.
20:28You have all your papers.
20:30No, after 10 minutes, the high camera was sent.
20:33I was sent to the court.
20:36I was sent to the court.
20:39I was sent to the court.
20:41I was sent to the court.
20:43I was sent to the court.
20:44I was sent to the court.
20:46I was sent to the court.
21:14I was sent to the court.
21:28He said that we didn't do anything.
21:31He said that we didn't do anything.
21:32He said that I am a new man.
21:35I will leave him.
21:36We will send him here.
21:39We will fight.
21:41We will fight.
21:42We will fight.
21:43We will fight.
21:46We will fight.
21:49The election commission.
21:51He gave us a chance.
21:54We gave him a chance.
21:56We gave him a chance.
21:57I said that you are a new man.
22:01You are a new man.
22:02You are a new man.
22:05Why did you say that you are a new man?
22:07So, who is truthfulness?
22:08we are all individuals.
22:09When we Ä‘áşżn with this character,
22:10we have permission to start.
22:12Because of this character,
22:14we have permission to start coming.
22:15Therefore, we will pay permission to start looking down home.
22:19When we come to your family?
22:19We are making permission to start coming Ik hep.
22:26Who is this?
22:30Who is this?
22:31This is my mother.
22:32This is your mother.
22:34Yes, Sait Vassaf Ali Mirza.
22:36Yes, I was the governor of the three months after that.
22:40This is the governor.
22:42Who is this?
22:44I am.
22:45This is the governor.
22:47Yes, the governor is the governor.
22:49Yes, the governor is the governor.
22:51Yes, they have made a thousand times.
22:55This is your mother.
22:59This is your mother.
23:00This is your mother.
23:01This is your daughter.
23:02And this is you.
23:05Thank you very much.
23:07The assembly-wise breakup shows that besides Murshidabad,
23:12significant deletions have taken place in Malda,
23:15North Dinarjpur,
23:16South Chobisparagnaz,
23:18and Birbhum,
23:19the Mathwa dominated pockets of North Chobisparagnaz
23:23and Nadia,
23:24have lost a substantial of the Hindu Mathwa vote.
23:30Politically,
23:31very important to the BJP.
23:39in the city.
23:39Have you noticed the pacer lotus pink here?
23:42Not sacred.
23:47It's like a ground here.
23:49Yes,
23:57Inka and Inka.
24:00You are now number one.
24:01You have been cut from the vote.
24:02Yes,
24:04You have put together a paper in the tribunal.
24:06You have put all in everything.
24:08Not until now.
24:10What happened?
24:10has voted for the voters in the 24th.
24:11in 2014 there were a vote for people,
24:13for election.
24:14Did you bring up the vote?
24:15Yes.
24:16Yes.
24:16Yes.
24:16There are two votes in 2014.
24:20The people who voted for election.
24:22Did you bring up the vote here?
24:26Yes.
24:26Did you bring up the vote?
24:28Yes.
24:28How is it?
24:29How's it going?
24:30I'll tell you.
24:33Do you vote for this?
24:34Yes, this vote has been cut.
24:36Did you cut it?
24:38Yes.
24:38This vote has been cut.
24:39Yes.
24:39You are cut.
24:41I am a big brother, but in my house, I told my mother to add my little brother to him.
24:49How many votes in the community have been cut here?
24:5288.
24:54And how many votes have been cut here?
24:57523.
24:58523.
24:58How many people have been cut here?
25:03305 votes.
25:05305 votes.
25:06No, 8 votes.
25:078 votes.
25:08So what is 305 votes?
25:09Its total vote.
25:11You have been cut here?
25:12My mother.
25:13Your mother's cut?
25:15Yes, this is my mother.
25:16This is your mother.
25:17Go here.
25:18One second.
25:19Take a little back.
25:21Keep rolling.
25:22One second.
25:22One second.
25:23This woman has been 16 years old.
25:26Since she was raised from 16 years old, she also cut.
25:30What's her son?
25:32She is not a mistake.
25:33She is not a mistake.
25:36She is a man.
25:37She is a man.
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25:511988
25:511988
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25:5788
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25:58The 88% is divided from the world.
26:03This is from the 38% of people.
26:04Where is the 88% of people?
26:12We are now answering.
26:19I don't know, but I don't know who the government is doing it, but I don't know who the government
26:44is doing it.
26:45I don't know who the government is doing it, but I don't know who the government is doing it.
26:53Who is doing it? Didi or Modi?
26:55Who will vote this time?
27:01I won't vote.
27:02We won't vote?
27:03We won't vote.
27:06Why?
27:06Who will vote the staff?
27:07Why?
27:09Who?
27:10Who made this role?
27:16Who took the SRI?
27:19A SRI?
27:21Election Commission.
27:23Gyanesh Kumar.
27:24Who ordered him?
27:28How do I know?
27:31Who ordered him?
27:32Who ordered him?
27:32Who ordered him?
27:34We don't know.
27:35We don't know.
27:38Who sent the SRI to Kavaj to Kavaj.
27:42Who sent the SRI to Kavaj.
27:43But he is an election commission.
27:44What is their job?
27:46What is their job?
27:49What is their fault?
27:56What is your fault?
27:57Who is the water?
28:02Do you not know?
28:04Jai Shri Ram
28:06Jai Shri Ram
28:08Do you know who is Jai Shri Ram?
28:11Jai Shri Ram is not known
28:12Jai Shri Ram
28:13Jai Shri Ram
28:13Jai Shri Ram
28:13Jai Shri Ram
28:14Jai Shri Ram
28:23As the day fades
28:25in this election bound state
28:28fear, apprehension
28:30distrust
28:32polarization
28:34someone's fear
28:35is someone else's fortitude
28:38few
28:39fear over fortitude
28:42or fortitude
28:43over fear
28:45come the 4th of May
28:47you
28:48you
28:48you
28:52you
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