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"West Bengal" change to "Bangla" now

Mamata Banerjee. Source: Getty Images
The West Bengal assembly recently passed a resolution to rename the state as “Bangla”. The process for final approval will be long drawn requiring an amendment to the constitution. The resolution said the state will be called Bangla in three languages – Bengali, English and Hindi.
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