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Presenting you the 1st Phase Opinion Poll of West Bengal Vidhan Sabha Election 2021 by Bongo Prokash. It's a joint venture by me & @ThePaulSaheb, 2 more such polls will be out in March. Please give your feedback. Constructive criticism will be appreciated trolls will be blocked.

 In Coochbehar, BJP is sweeping all the seats except Sitai. Udayan Guha losing, so is Rabindranath. Rajbongshis stay with BJP.
In Alipurduar it's a BJP landslide. BJP maintains it's Lok Sabha strength & adds with recent defection by good organization leaders from TMC.
In Jalpaiguri too BJP sweeps, TMC draws a blank.
In Darjeeling the game becomes interesting. GJM is a divided house now in alliance with TMC. Tamang & Gurung factions heavily divided. GNLF backs BJP. BJP+GNLF ahead in Siliguri, Phansidewa, Naxalbari while GJM marginally ahead in Kalimpong, Kurseong & at the moment in Darjeeling
In Uttar Dinajpur, the MGB backed by ISF can win 3/9 seats. They are - Islampur, Goalpokor, Chakulia. TMC is ahead in Itahar & Chopra. BJP is ahead in Karandighi, Hemtabad, Kaliaganj & Raiganj.
In Dakshin Dinajpur, BJP maintains it's Lok Sabha performance & can win Kushmandi, Balurghat, Tapan & Gangarampur. TMC can win Kumarganj & Harirampur.
Now we come to Maldah. In Maldah, there's heavy religious polarization among Hindus. BJP ahead in 6 seats - Habibpur, Gazole, Ratua, Maldah, English Bazar, Baishnabnagar. MGB backed by ISF dents TMC badly & can win Chanchol, Manikchak, Sujapur. TMC - Harischandrapur, Maltipur.
Murshidabad is the only district where Muslims are 60% & here the MGB backed by ISF can be game-changer. They can win 12 seats thereby effectively blocking TMC from crossing double figures. BJP is a non player here and can only win in Nabagram, Sagardighi & Murshidabad City.
From Murshidabad we come to Nadia. In Nadia TMC is the most badly faction ridden. Apart from Karimpur, Kaliganj, Nakashipara, & Chapra, they are trailing everywhere. Massive Hindu polarization and CAA is the reason that BJP wins 13/17. Nadia's sizeable Matua vote stays with BJP.
N24 Parganas has 33 seats. It has a huge Bangladeshi Hindu population & Matuas are the deciding factor here. They are staying with BJP. No confusion regarding CAA. TMC ahead only in 8 seats - Haroa, Bidhannagar, Basirhat Uttar, Deganga, Baranagar, Baduria, Amdanga, & Barasat.
In S24 Parganas TMC losing steam - 18/31 seats, BJP is ahead in 12 seats - Raidighi, Patharpratima, Kakdwip, Sagar, Behala Purba, Behala Paschim, Maheshtala, Canning Purba, Bishnupur, Gosaba, Basanti, Kultali. Dipak Halder from Diamond Harbor joined BJP losing. MGB in Bhangor.
Kolkata is at this moment a total swing case. BJP is ahead in Rashbehari, Kashipur-Belgachia, is in a winning position in Maniktala, Jorashanko, Shyampukur, Beleghata & Bhabanipur (seat of CM). TMC ahead in - Kolkata Port, Entally, Ballygunge & Chowranghee.
Now we come to Howrah. It has 16 seats. Rajib Banerjee joining BJP gave a boost but TMC still maintaining the ace position in Howrah. TMC ahead in - Howrah Madhya, Howrah Dakshin, Panchla, Uluberia East, Udaynaraynpur, Jagatballavpur, Amta, Bagnan, Uluberia Dakshin.
BJP ahead in Domjur, Bally, Howrah Uttar, Uluberia Uttar, Shyampur, Sankrail, Shibpur. Arup Roy of TMC maintains his position as the district's man Friday for TMC but the game is tight 60-40.
Now we come to the district of Hooghly having 18 seats. In Hooghly BJP is in for a landslide & TMC is absolutely in a mess vis a vis organization & elsewhere. TMC will be drawing blank. The biggest win margin will be from Singur for BJP.
In East Midnapore, with the induction of Suvendu Adhikari the game has changed for BJP. BJP currently ahead in 14 seats and only slightly behind in Panskura Purba & Paschim. Whoever stands from Nandigram will be winning by at least 52,300+ votes.
In West Midnapore, TMC ahead only in Sabang & that too because of Manish Bhuiyan's personal connect. Strong indication of Dilip Ghosh fighting from his old sit Kharagpur Sadar & winning by 20,000+ votes. Junglemahal staying firmly with BJP. Kurmis & Adivasis remain with BJP.
In Jhargram, BJP maintains it's Lok Sabha performance & sweeps 4 seat. TMC drawing a blank.
In Purulia BJP is in prime position. Maintains Lok Sabha performance and can win 8/9 seats. TMC ahead marginally in Balarampur.
In Bankura BJP is in for a landslide victory winning 12/12 seats. Saumitra Kha delivers & TMc's idea to pit his wife against him in Bankura district miserably fails. The only way TMC wins a seat is if ex TMC guy Shamaprasad Mukherjee or his henchmen gets BJP ticket.
Now we come to the granary of Bengal. In East Burdwan TMC ahead in Mangalkot, Ketugram, Memari, Purbosthali Dakshin, Bhatar. BJP winning 11 out of 17. The only thing to note here is ticket distribution. Wrong ticket distribution can result in BJP getting below 10.
In the land of Coal, BJP maintains it's stern position. TMC is ahead in Jamuria. Malay Ghotok, Law Minister seems to be losing from Asansol Uttar. Jiten Tiwari losing in Pandaveswar.
In Birbhum, or the Wild West of West Bengal, in reality "Khela Hobe". Anubroto Mondol fails to deliver. TMC - 5/11 but BJP giving tough fight with 6/11. TMC leading in Labpur, Hansan, Nalhati, Murarai & Rampurhat. BJP in Suri, Bolpur, Dubrajpur, Saithia, Nanor & Mayureshwar.

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@AnvikshikiTrayi
Now this is provoking me to write!

The schism of BJP- RSS ideology.

Full blown Schizophrenia if one wants to psychoanalyze BJP.
#doublebind where a parent keeps giving double messages to their confused children. They adore the parent for one thing and hate them for another.


How can BJP sustain itself with this kind of internal schism? In other words no samanjas or clarity of what they stand for?

Its exploding now. The madness.
People airing out Gandhi's sexuality out of context and irrelevant to him being killed by Godse.Supporting Godse's action

But not understanding that the same reasons why Godse was killed are the reasons why BJP leaders today hail Gandhi as Bapu or Mahatma. On #MartyrsDay
Very dangerous mind or #headgames being played out here. Our country is a large scale mental asylum with broken psyche.

Sanatana Dharma does not need more Nathuram Godses. We need more Shri Vidyaranyas and Adi Shankaras who would build Hindu Rajya through Raja and kshatriya Dharma.
Nathuram Godse as a Brahmana weakened his brahmanatwam by adopting a Nationalist ideology.

Instead he could have used his pourusham to garber a Sanatani movement to fight against INC and Gandhian ideology.

He dissented from RSS and started his own Hindu Rashtra Dal and also was a member of Hindu Mahasabha. However he did not fall back on our darshana s to understand
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Savukku_Shankar
@savukku
Sources : Rathinasabapathy, a retired rogue police officer is planning to create caste clashes in western belt.

Following the announcement of a committee by TN govt for finalising the modalities for caste census, this Rathinasabapathy a fanatic Gounder has formed 1/n

a new outfit called, “Rights of Backward Communities”. Rich Gounders, retired Gounder officers are part of this outfit. The said Rathinasabapathy in a meeting of this outfit, said, “the castes of enumerators who would visit households for census should be made public. 2/n

If a particular caste person (implying dalit) is sent for enumeration, he will give wrong data”

This outfit also demands removal of creamy layer for OBCs.

A background about this Rathinasabapathy. He belongs to of 1976 batch of Sub-Inspector. 3/n

In the year 2000 he was AC Intelligence Services (IS) in Coimbatore. It was just two years after the 1998 Coimbatore bomb blast. This Rathinasabapathy sent a false report to govt, just ahead of budget session that there is going to another serial blast in Coimbatore. 4/n

Following the serial blasts in 1998, intelligence and security apparatus was strengthened and there was absolutely no possibility of such an incident. The said Rathinasabapathy, sent this false report with an intention to get medal. 5/n
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Sharing one incident... After Modi's Trichy youth conference, the very next morning when police were clearing up their mini-control room, they found 5 strange boys who were roaming there with bags. When police enquired them "sir, we are from Subramaniapuram in Trichy.

Whatever political meeting or conference is held in this ground, we come here on the same night or morning hours to collect the Liquor bottles to sell in the scrap shop for 50 paisa to 1 rupee per bottle and we used to earn Rs 200 to Rs 400 on each such event.

Even in the last DMK meeting the very next day we collected around 1500 bottles. But for Modi's BJP meeting, we could not find even a single bottle in the whole ground. We are coming around and around and not a single bottle in any corner of the G Corner ground in Trichy,

we are much disappointed, sir!". Police seem were stunned and pleasantly surprised. This is what Modi magic does in this nation. Modi is the one who can lead our nation and make everyone prosper with hardwork in right direction and proper approach.

This funny but interesting anecdote was published by a statewide local daily Dinamalar. I have just translated and posting it here for rest of the nation; We should realise Modi is liked by every patriotic person in this nation especially by well educated,
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I haven't tweeted much about Uttar Pradesh Politics.

Some were asking me whether @yadavakhilesh will have revival like Tejaswi Yadav of Bihar in Uttar Pradesh elections.

Simple 1 Point Reply - This is @myogiadityanath governing Uttar Pradesh not @NitishKumar of Bihar.

is brand of his own and he has his own image and stardom.

This is not media creation or creation because of weak Oppn in state.

@myogiadityanath Brand UP is creation of his own hardwork in ground through effective governance and he is self made politician.

In Today Position as per reliable ground reports in Uttar Pradesh.

BJP is sitting pretty with 42% without any allaince partner, without any campaigning Just in Brand Value of @myogiadityanath it is in position to easily reach 300 seats.

Today just these three things matter for Jats and other Hindus in Western Uttar Pradesh

1.Sugarcane,
2.Muslims Menace
3.Better infra

Supporting Tikait on Moral and Biradri basis is different and voting is totally different things.

Nearly 50 Lakh Jat voters live in Uttar Pradesh, BJP as Political Outfit has teach among every Jat household either son or daughter or wife or old man of house supports BJP.

This Rld Exists in few assembly segments in Bhagpat, Kairana, Amroha, Bijnor, Mathura and Muzzafarnagar.
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Amrita Bhinder
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#FarmReforms
#FarmBills

Who Is Protesting and Why?

Reforms have proved controversial. In Sept, BBC wondered whether they were a “death warrant” for farmers.

Some worry whether reforms might lead to the end of wholesale markets and guaranteed

Currently, the government offers a minimum support price that acts as a safety net for farmers. Even though the government has promised to retain such a price, farmers fear its withdrawal over time.

There is an added fear that big private players will offer good money to farmers in the beginning, kill off their competition and then pay little for agricultural produce.

Farmers might go from the local monopsonies of APMCs to the national oligopoly of Amazon-like behemoths.

It is important to remember that the government offers price support only for the staple crops of the Green Revolution.

Other crops do not qualify, nor do fruits and vegetables.

Unsurprisingly, the overwhelming number of protesters are farmers from India’s northwest, the region that has benefited most from the old system. In particular, they belong to Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh, the birthplace of the Green Revolution.
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Ummm...

Truth is a bit more complex. /1
#WW2 #SWW #History


Deliveries of Firefly to units only commenced in April 1944,
just a few weeks before Overlord & left minimal time for familiarisation.

Armoured Regiments mostly utilised Fireflies on a basis of 1 per troop of 4 tanks. /2


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