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A war elephant was a military elephant that had been trained and guided by humans. The main purpose of the war elephant was to assault the enemy, break their ranks, and terrorise and terrify them. Elephantry refers to military formations that use elephants to transport troops. [1] In antiquity, war elephants played a crucial role in a number of significant wars, particularly in Ancient India. While they were only used on a limited and irregular basis in ancient China, they were a permanent staple in the armies of historical Southeast Asian kingdoms. They were also used in ancient Persia and the Mediterranean globe by Macedonian troops, Hellenistic Greek nations, the Roman Republic and later Empire, and Carthage in North Africa during classical antiquity. Throughout the Middle Ages, they had a strong presence on the battlefield in several areas. However, when rifles and other gunpowder weapons became more common in early modern combat, their use declined. Following this, war elephants...
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TMC wins by a landslide in Kolkata municipal elections, with the Left polling higher than the BJP.

"It is a victory of democracy and the people," West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC leader Mamata Banerjee remarked, congratulating TMC activists. The election was held in a festival-like atmosphere. People calmly used their right to vote."

 


The Trinamool Congress won 134 of the 144 wards in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) polls on Tuesday, a landslide triumph. The BJP, which had emerged as the dominant opposition party in the Assembly elections earlier this year, received three seats, while the Left Front and the Congress each received two. With three seats, the Independents were on an even footing with the non-TMC parties.

 

In terms of vote share, the Left fared better than the BJP, finishing ahead of them.

 

When the KMC elections were last held in 2015 (they were postponed due to Covid last year), the TMC won 124 wards, the Left 13, the BJP 5, and the Congress 2.

 

The TMC received over three-quarters of the vote (71.95 percent), followed by the Left Front with 11.13 percent and the BJP with 8.94 percent. The Congress received only 4.47 percent of the vote, while Independents received 3.25 percent of the vote.

 

The TMC not only boosted its vote share from the 2015 KMC polls by up to 22%, but also witnessed an 11 percent increase in votes from the March-April Assembly polls as compared to the KMC wards. The BJP's vote share was 6% lower than in 2015 and 20% lower than in the Assembly elections; the Left's vote share was 13% lower than in 2015 but 7% higher than in the Assembly elections.

 

"It is a victory of democracy and the people," West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC leader Mamata Banerjee remarked, congratulating TMC activists. The election was held in a festival-like atmosphere. People calmly used their right to vote."

 

The findings were dubbed a farce by the BJP. "We are surprised," remarked spokeswoman Samik Bhattacharya sarcastically. Given the level of violence and booth rigging that occurred, the TMC should have won every seat."

Opposition parties have claimed that their polling agents were thrown out of booths and candidates were beaten up during Sunday's voting, despite the fact that they had requested Central troops to oversee polls. Three people were hurt when crude explosives exploded in three different locations. There was a polling rate of around 64% and around 200 arrests.

 

The BJP and the CPM have filed a petition with the Calcutta High Court, requesting new elections. On December 23, the case will be heard.

 

The Left came in second in 65 wards, despite winning only three seats. The BJP came in second with 48 votes, the Congress with 16, and Independents with five votes.

 

Faiz Ahmed Khan of the TMC was the greatest winner, with a victory margin of 62,045 votes in Ward No. 66.

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