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From TMC to BJP, Congress to CPM: Dynasts take centre stage in West Bengal elections 2026 | India News

TMC’s Moloy Ghatak, BJP’s Subrata Thakur, Congress’ Mausam Noor and BJP’s Dibyendu Adhikari NEW DELHI: In West Bengal, a state that long prided itself on rejecting the politics of inheritance, the 2026 assembly elections are telling a very different story. For decades, Bengal mocked the dynastic culture seen in states like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar,…

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‘Birth-based ruling class’: Dynasts lead candidate lists in Bihar elections; old families still call the shots | India News

Samrat Chaudhary, Tejashwi Yadav NEW DELHI: Bihar has long been a paradox in Indian politics, a land that has nurtured some of the country’s most powerful democratic movements, yet one where political inheritance continues to define power. The state’s political imagination remains alive and restless, but its electoral field is still crowded with familiar surnames…

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