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Bengal's next CM, India's Census exercise, and an economic relief
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- 3 Things
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- May 7, 2026
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Summary
First, we speak to The Indian Express’ Tanushree Bose about the BJP’s sweeping victory in West Bengal, the factors behind Mamata Banerjee’s defeat, and who the party is likely to pick as the next chief minister. Next, we talk to The Indian Express’ Sujit Bisoyi about the first phase of India’s Census exercise, and the challenges enumerators are facing on the ground as the country undertakes its first fully digital Census. (14:20) And in the end, we look at the Union Cabinet approving a revived emergency credit guarantee scheme for MSMEs and airlines affected by the ongoing West Asia conflict. (27:35) Hosted by Ichha Sharma Produced by Shashank Bhargava and Ichha Sharma Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar