West Bengal Election Analysis: Factors Behind BJP's Rise and TMC's Challenges

Kolkata. While covering the West Bengal Assembly elections, I heard a common complaint from people - the high-handedness of local leaders and workers of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) has increased significantly.People openly stated that it was difficult to get any new work done without the consent of party workers.Despite this, those who argued in favor of the TMC claimed that residents of rural West Bengal, Muslims, and women were with Mamata. In such a situation, they believed that even with an anti-incumbency wave, Mamata would win this election. However, the election results clearly show that people have brought about a...