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Mamata’s march: On West Bengal CM's win

The West Bengal Chief Minister has reinforced (सुदृढ बनाना, मज़बूत करना) her image (छवि, सार्वजनिक धारणा, व्यक्तित्व) as a leader willing to take on (मुकाबला करना, विरोध करना, चुनौती देना) the BJP

The victory of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the Bhabanipur by-poll in West Bengal has come as no surprise (something which is not surprising someone, but is as expected one) but the margin of the victory and the little resistance (प्रतिरोध, विरोध, टकराव) put up (उम्मीदवार होना) by the Opposition parties including the Bharatiya Janata Party have come as a shot in the arm for the ruling Trinamool Congress. Ms Banerjee’s record winning margin of 58,832 votes is more than twice the margin of victory secured (सुरक्षित, प्राप्त करना) by the TMC candidate at the same constituency, located in the heart of (the most important part of) Kolkata, five months ago in the State’s Assembly polls. The ruling party won all the three seats that went to the polls on September 30 in the State. In Jangipur, the margin of victory for the TMC candidate was over 92,000 votes and at Samserganj, the Trinamool Congress nominee (नामांकित, उम्मीदवार) won by over 26,000 votes. In two out of three seats, the BJP was the main opposition to the TMC but in Samserganj, the Congress nominee secured about 70,000 votes, pushing the BJP to the third position. Though Ms. Banerjee could not win the Nandigram seat in the Assembly election early this year, her decision to contest that seat considerably (काफी हद तक, बहुत अधिक) boosted her party. With her election as an MLA just in time (on time, punctual, promptly, at the critical moment) to meet the six month deadline, Ms. Banerjee has capped her party’s impressive victory in May.

The outcomes also reinforce her positioning as a leader who has the gumption (तर्कशीलता, साहस / तंत्रिका, सूक्ष्म) to confront (challenge, square up to, oppose, resist, defy; face up to, tackle, deal with) the BJP that had left no stone unturned in its attempt to unseat her. The BJP stands (खड़ा होना) further tamed (वश करना, शमन करना) after the by-poll outcomes (परिणाम, अंतिम). It put up (उम्मीदवार होना, नामांकित करना, सिफारिश करना) a political greenhorn, Priyanka Tibrewal, to contest against the charismatic (करिश्माई, चमत्कारी, आकर्षक व्यक्तित्व युक्त) and popular Ms. Banerjee. The West Bengal BJP, which found it difficult to get the right candidates to contest against TMC nominees in the Assembly polls, continues to grapple with (struggle, tackle, confront, deal with, cope with) the same challenge five months later. The BJP central leadership stayed away from (से दूर रहो) the campaign (an organized effort which seeks to influence the decision making progress within a specific group; electioneering, canvassing) unlike earlier this year. The State leaders of the party were no match to the Trinamool Congress, in strategy (plan of action) or popularity. The State unit of the BJP was hoping that the Election Commission of India (ECI) may not announce the polls within the six-month deadline that the Chief Minister had to meet. Apparently taken by surprise, they spent time challenging the ECI decision in the courts rather than (instead of) campaigning on the ground (in a situation/place where things are happening really/practically). The TMC government’s focus on cash transfer and other welfare (social security, government/state benefit, public assistance) schemes continues to draw the support of the electorate, while the issues of violence and corruption raised by the BJP did not strike a chord (cause someone to remember something related to him/her in a certain way; arouse an emotional feeling to something (either positively or negatively)) with them. The results also point to the continuing resistance to the BJP’s polarising (dividing, separating, parting) tactics in West Bengal, and the party’s difficulty in tailoring (customize, adapt, adjust, modify, change) a politics that is suitable for the region.

Courtesy: The Hindu

Important Word List With Meaning

1.reinforce (verb)

Hindi Meaning - सुदृढ बनाना, मज़बूत करना
English Meaning - strengthen, fortify, bolster up, underpin.

2.image (noun)

Hindi Meaning - छवि, सार्वजनिक धारणा, व्यक्तित्व
English Meaning - public perception, persona, profile, role, identity.

3.take on (phrasal verb)

Hindi Meaning - मुकाबला करना, विरोध करना, चुनौती देना
English Meaning - compete against, oppose, challenge, confront, pit oneself against, vie with, stand up to.

4.resistance (noun)

Hindi Meaning - प्रतिरोध, विरोध, टकराव
English Meaning - opposition, confrontation, fight, defiance.

5.put up (phrasal verb)

Hindi Meaning - उम्मीदवार होना
English Meaning - display, present, put forward.

6.secure (verb)

Hindi Meaning - सुरक्षित, प्राप्त करना
English Meaning - obtain, acquire, gain, get.

7.nominee (noun)

Hindi Meaning - नामांकित, उम्मीदवार
English Meaning - candidate.

8.considerably (adverb)

Hindi Meaning - काफी हद तक, बहुत अधिक
English Meaning - substantially, sizably, very much, a lot.

9.gumption (noun)

Hindi Meaning - तर्कशीलता, साहस / तंत्रिका, सूक्ष्म
English Meaning - courage/nerve, mettle, spirited initiative; astuteness.

10.stand (verb)

Hindi Meaning - खड़ा होना
English Meaning - be in a particular state or condition.

11.tame (verb)

Hindi Meaning - वश करना, शमन करना
English Meaning - subdue, control, tone down, moderate, mitigate, overcome.

12.outcome (noun)

Hindi Meaning - परिणाम, अंतिम
English Meaning - result, end result, consequence, effect, aftermath.

13.put up (phrasal verb)

Hindi Meaning - उम्मीदवार होना, नामांकित करना, सिफारिश करना
English Meaning - nominate, recommend (someone for election).

14.charismatic (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - करिश्माई, चमत्कारी, आकर्षक व्यक्तित्व युक्त
English Meaning - strong in character, attractive, appealing, captivating, fascinating.

15.stay away from (phrasal verb)

Hindi Meaning - से दूर रहो
English Meaning - avoid, not get involved in.

16.march (noun)

English Meaning - progress, advance, progression, headway.

17.come as no surprise (phrase)

English Meaning - something which is not surprising someone, but is as expected one.

18.a shot in the arm (phrase)

English Meaning - (figuratively) boost, fillip, stimulus, impetus, encouragement; (literally) an injection of drugs.

19.the heart of (phrase)

English Meaning - the most important part of.

20.just in time (phrase)

English Meaning - on time, punctual, promptly, at the critical moment.

21.cap (verb)

English Meaning - crown, put the finishing touch to, perfect, complete; top, better, best, trump.

22.confront (verb)

English Meaning - challenge, square up to, oppose, resist, defy; face up to, tackle, deal with.

23.leave no stone unturned (phrase)

English Meaning - to do every (single) thing possible in order to achieve something; not give up, be persistent, be determined.

24.unseat (verb)

English Meaning - oust, topple, overthrow, bring down, remove from office.

25.greenhorn (noun)

English Meaning - beginner, starter, novice.

26.grapple with (verb)

English Meaning - struggle, tackle, confront, deal with, cope with.

27.campaign (noun)

English Meaning - an organized effort which seeks to influence the decision making progress within a specific group; electioneering, canvassing.

28.strategy (noun)

English Meaning - plan of action.

29.apparently (adverb)

English Meaning - seemingly, evidently, it appears that; supposedly.

30.take by surprise (phrase)

English Meaning - surprise, shock, stun.

31.rather than (phrase)

English Meaning - instead of.

32.on the ground (phrase)

English Meaning - in a situation/place where things are happening really/practically.

33.welfare (noun)

English Meaning - social security, government/state benefit, public assistance.

34.electorate (noun)

English Meaning - all the people who entitled to vote in an election.

35.strike a chord (phrase)

English Meaning - cause someone to remember something related to him/her in a certain way; arouse an emotional feeling to something (either positively or negatively).

36.point to (verb)

English Meaning - indicate, suggest, denote.

37.polarising (adjective)

English Meaning - dividing, separating, parting.

38.tailor (verb)

English Meaning - customize, adapt, adjust, modify, change.