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Live updates: CM Mamata Banerjee announces names of TMC candidates for West Bengal assembly polls
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday announced the names of 291 TMC candidates for the upcoming West Bengal assembly election 2021. `Today, we are releasing a list of 291 candidates which includes 50 women, 42 Muslim candidates. On 3 seats of north Bengal, we not putting up our candidates,`` she said. ` I will contest from Nandigram: TMC Chief & West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said.
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Today, we are releasing a list of 291 candidates which includes 50 women, 42 Muslim candidates. On 3 seats of north Bengal, we not putting up our candidates. I will contest from Nandigram: TMC Chief & West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee says
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New Delhi: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday announced the names of 291 TMC candidates for the upcoming West Bengal assembly election 2021. "Today, we are releasing a list of 291 candidates which includes 50 women, 42 Muslim candidates. On 3 seats of north Bengal, we not putting up our candidates,'' she said. " I will contest from Nandigram: TMC Chief & West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said.
Earlier, PM Narendra Modi addressed and interacted with the captains of India Inc during which he deliberated on various production-linked incentive (PLI) schemes. During his interaction, the PM said that his government has taken various steps to boost trade and industry in this year’s Union Budget.
He said that the speed and scale have to be increased to boost manufacturing while adding that enhanced manufacturing capacity increases job openings and the government has taken reform measures to boost manufacturing. "We need to work together to bring production cost, quality and efficiency at par with international benchmarks,'' PM Modi said on domestic manufacturing.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also address a conference of the county's top military leadership in Gujarat's Kevadia on Saturday, which will also see the participation of jawans and junior commissioned officers (JCOs) for the first time.
Among other events, the BJP CEC will meet today to finalise the names of its candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in West Bengal and Assam. Mamata Banerjee will also release the first list of TMC candidates for the state assembly polls today.
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