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India's fiercest female politician faces a fight for survival

Mamata Banerjee lost her bid for a fourth consecutive term as West Bengal chief minister on Monday, ending 15 years of dominance by her Trinamool Congress party to the BJP. The firebrand populist, who defeated India's Communists after 34 years in power in 2011, now faces political uncertainty. Her defeat weakens the fortress she built from street protests to power.

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