Panchayats in West Bengal hold the key to the management of electoral and material resources at the grass roots. Panchayats in West Bengal hold the key to the management of electoral and material resources at the grass roots. An element of uncertainty has been injected into the panchayat elections in West Bengal following the Calcutta High Court’s move to stay the process. Panchayats in West Bengal hold the key to the management of electoral and material resources at the grass roots. At the root of the violence in West Bengal is the tendency of the ruling party to deny political space to its opponents.

Source: Indian Express April 13, 2018 20:16 UTC