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  2. Government of West Bengal - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. The Government of West Bengal, also known as the West Bengal Government, is the principal administrative authority of the Indian state of West Bengal, created by the National Constitution as the state's legislative, executive and judicial authority. [ 1] The Governor acts as the head of state and is the highest nominal authority of the ...

  3. West Bengal - Wikipedia

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    In 2011 the Government of West Bengal proposed a change in the official name of the state to Paschim Banga (Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ Pôshchimbônggô). [33] This is the native name of the state, literally meaning "western Bengal" in the native Bengali language.

  4. Politics of West Bengal - Wikipedia

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    The Nandigram violence was an incident in Nandigram, West Bengal where, under the orders of the Left Front government, more than 4,000 heavily armed police stormed the Nandigram area with the aim of stamping out protests against the West Bengal government's plans to expropriate 10,000 acres (40 km 2) of land for a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) to ...

  5. C. V. Ananda Bose - Wikipedia

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    Politician. civil servant. Awards. Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship. Website. drcvanandabose .com. Dr. C. V. Ananda Bose is an Indian retired 1977-batch IAS officer and politician, who has been serving as the Governor of West Bengal since 23 November 2022. [ 3]

  6. List of chief ministers of West Bengal - Wikipedia

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    The State Emblem of India. West Bengal has come under President's rule on four occasions, all between 1968 and 1977. With over 23 years in office, Jyoti Basu of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) is India's third longest-serving chief minister. Basu's successor Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, who served for over 10 years.

  7. List of governors of West Bengal - Wikipedia

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    The Governor of West Bengal is the nominal head of the Government of West Bengal. In the capacity of governor, the holder of the aforementioned is the constitutional representative of the President of India (the Union Government) in the state of West Bengal. C. V. Ananda Bose is the incumbent governor, having taken office on 18 November 2022. [1]

  8. History of West Bengal (1947–present) - Wikipedia

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    The history of West Bengal began in 1947, when the Hindu -dominated western part of British Bengal Province became the Indian state of West Bengal . When India gained independence in 1947, Bengal was partitioned along religious lines. The western part went to India (and was named West Bengal) while the eastern part joined Pakistan as a province ...

  9. West Bengal Legislative Assembly - Wikipedia

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    The West Bengal Legislative Assembly ( IAST: Paścima Baṃga Vidhāna Sabhā) is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located in the B. B. D. Bagh area of Kolkata, the capital of the state. Members of the Legislative assembly are directly elected by the people. The legislative assembly comprises 294 Members of ...