Mr Singh

“he had planted 10 mango trees the day Nikah was born.”

“We've sold off the fruits of the trees for three years in advance and got the money to pay for my daughter's wedding," Mr Singh told the BBC.”

“The trees are our fixed deposits," he said.”

“Mr Singh paid for the weddings of his three daughters after selling fruits of trees he had planted at the time of their birth.”

“One medium-size mango orchard is valued at around 200,000 rupees ($4,245; £2,900) every season.”

“10 villagers, two teachers and a writer had been arrested from West Midnapore because of suspected links with the Maoists”

“Mr Singh described his government's record in the 12 months since re-election as one of 'reasonable achievement'.”

“reserve a third of seats in parliament for women”