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Mamata makes history
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With bouquet and smiles, Mamata meets Sonia
After her historic win in West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee visited Congress president Sonia Gandhi at her residence in Delhi on Monday. She was seen smiling broadly as she handed over a bouquet of red roses to Mrs Gandhi. "I have always been very close to Rajiv Gandhi's family... he was very fond of me," Ms Banerjee said when asked about Mrs Gandhi's warm welcome (she was seen putting her arm around Ms Banerjee's shoulder).
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May 20, 2011 2:35
On Friday, Mamata Banerjee took oath to become the first woman Chief Minister of West Bengal. It was a historic moment for the state and personally, one that the diminutive giant-slayer has waited for all her life.
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May 20, 2011 7:37
The Trinamool chief, addressing her first press conference after becoming the West Bengal Chief Minister, said the disputed Singur land will be returned to the farmers. And that Tatas are welcome to have industry on the other land.
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May 20, 2011 7:23
The Trinamool chief created history by uprooting the Left Front government from West Bengal after 34 years. And today, when she was coming to the Writers' buildings, her new office, a sea of fans and supporters gathered on the road to congratulate her. Mamata had to push her way through the crowd as she walked to Writers' Buildings.
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May 20, 2011 2:13
Ahead of Mamata Banejee being sworn in as the first woman chief minister of West Bengal, supporters from across the state descended at her residence in Kolkata to wish their leader.
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May 19, 2011 20:30
The Mamata wave uprooted the Left from West Bengal after 34 years. While the aam aadmi is ecstatic, they also pray that Didi's energy and exuberance can turn Bengal's fortunes.
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May 13, 2011 2:50
Mamata Banerjee is a one woman party, the Trinamool was formed in 1997 and won just one Parliament seat in 2004 - Mamata's own. And today, she has unseated a government in power for 34 years.
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May 13, 2011 13:13
An ecstatic Trinamool chief speaks to NDTV's Barkha Dutt, says it is a victory for Maa, Mati and Manush.
