BJP Faces First Bengal Bypoll Test Post-Election

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The Bharatiya Janata Party is contesting its first by-election in West Bengal following the recent state assembly polls. The vote is scheduled for four assembly constituencies on October 30. This electoral test is seen as a measure of the BJP's standing after its loss to the Trinamool Congress in the earlier elections. Analysts view the outcome as an indicator of current political sentiment in the state.

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