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Mamata Banerjee to file nomination, Trivendra Singh Rawat resigns; more

Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday declared herself "a Hindu girl". This came as she tried to counter the BJP's charge of Muslim appeasement in a state where the minority community comprise around 30 per cent of the total voters. Mamata Banerjee recited Sanskrit mantras from Chandipath, a very popular book of hymns dedicated to Goddess Durga at Nandigram, from where she is contesting the Bengal polls.

Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress won more seats compared to the BJP in the Lok Sabha election - 22 to 18 - but a perception emerged of the BJP getting better of the TMC in Bengal. Mamata Banerjee looked for a course-correction. Among other things, the TMC roped in election strategist Prashant Kishor for the 2021 Bengal Assembly polls.

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Video: Vijay takes oath as Tamil Nadu CM amid loud cheers and chants

TVK leader C Joseph Vijay on Sunday took oath as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu amid a sea of supporters, his friends and family, and several political leaders. Eight other TVK leaders were sworn in besides him, as ministers in the new government. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also attended the ceremony. The TVK managed to secure the Governor's nod to form the government after the Congress, the CPI, the CPI(M), the VCK, and IUML extended their support to the Vijay-led party for a colaition government.