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  • The West Bengal Government has decided to officially observe Paschimbanga Divas on 20 June.
  • The date marks the 1947 Bengal Legislative Assembly vote in favour of partitioning Bengal and creating a separate province, which later became West Bengal.
  • The observance commemorates the historical events that led to the formation of the state after India’s Partition.

APSC Relevance: Partition of India (1947), state formation, modern Indian history.

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