Opinion | BJP's 10 Big Strategies To Wrest Bengal From TMC This Time
The Indian Prime Minister has made three trips to West Bengal in the last two months. The Trinamool Congress compares PM Modi to a migrating bird, showing up frequently during election seasons. But Why has PM Modi visited the state so much in such a short time? The rationale behind his frequent trips to West Bengal needs to be decoded.
The West Bengal Assembly elections are quickly approaching. They will end between April and May of 2026. PM Modi and his chief lieutenant, Amit Shah, have quietly altered the West Bengal structure this time. The BJP's new strategy of action for West Bengal has changed. Let's dissect the ten major ideas of the new West Bengal strategy plans.
There isn't a single, unified opposition figure in the BJP that will challenge Mamata Banerjee, the primary "Masiha", in this election. The TMC has declared that in this election, Abhishek Banarjee's face will be less visible than Mamata Banarjee's, who is expected to be shown frequently on posters and banners. In an attempt to offset Mamata's singularity, the BJP has chosen to endorse Modi as its face in Bengal. There are several BJP leaders, including Shamik Bhattcharyya, the new party president, who is an urban, middle-class, secular figure and not a mass leader. Additionally, despite coming from the TMC, Suvendu Adhikari is a district leader in Medinipur and, in contrast to others, he is a mass leader due to his industrious work and active involvement in party activities, maintaining positive relationships with the Union Home Minister Amit Shah and other BJP leaders, among other things. Alongside Sukanta Majumder, the former president and state minister of education in the Indian government, who is also from North Bengal, but he is in no way a substitute for Mamata Banerjee. Although Dilip Ghosh was present, he has now left the association due to numerous scandals.
Since PM Modi has a strong national brand, the BJP is attempting to position him as Bengal's guarantee. The old catchphrase "Modi hain to mumkin hain" will serve as inspiration for creating a new Bengal - one that is developed, has law and order, and is free of 'infiltrators'. Abhishek claims that every booth they must walk will result in victory, unlike the BJP, which lacks the organisational power of the party. So, he is penetrating more into the districts for booths. He is also meeting with local workers in the district. Since the last election, the BJP has been aware that, despite Modi's numerous messages, they were unable to reach every village and its........
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