West Bengal to be renamed Paschimbanga

• A consensus to rename West Bengal as Paschimbanga was on Friday reached at an all-party meeting to change the nomenclature of the state.
• The choice was made from among the suggestions of 'Paschimbanga', 'Bangla' and 'Bangabhumi'
• Once the bill in this regard is passed by two-thirds majority in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha and ratified by the President, the state would get the new name.
• In the past also, similar moves were taken to rename West Bengal -- once in 1974 during Congress rule and later in 1999 when Left Front was in power. The moves did not mature due to various reasons