West Bengal: Transpose in Indian Electoral Politics
The state of West Bengal has often been exposed to conflict and a state of confrontational as well as argumentative stances between the Governor of the state and the state government.
The state of West Bengal has often been exposed to conflict and a state of confrontational as well as argumentative stances between the Governor of the state and the state government.
The incumbent Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lost from Nandigram, the seat from which she was contesting in this election and which has played an important role in her political career, she took oath as the Chief Minister of West Bengal for the third time on 5th May 2021.
Needless to mention that, this assembly election of Bengal is one of the most discussed elections in the history of Bengal, and it is not anymore a secret that, since 2019, BJP had always tried to capture Bengal.
West Bengal is brewing in a hyper-political ‘cult war’ not seen in the recent past. Will it make or break BJP in Bengal?
Celebrity is somehow related to power. Celebrities embody the audience and in that way provide pathways for the articulation of power and influence both by cultural industries and by comparison and adaptation to political institutions.
Bengal is closing in on the state election. In 2016, she appeared invincible. However, today the overwhelming feeling is rather than bringing in the change she promised, she co-opted the system left behind by the Left Front.