BJP Makes Historic Inroad in West Bengal
TL;DR
With results confirming a decisive BJP win in West Bengal, ending 15 years of Trinamool rule, analysts attribute the shift to anti-incumbency, polarisation along Hindu-Muslim lines, and a better-run campaign, while debates continue over voter-list revisions and the large security deployment; Banerjee vows to fight on.
Topics:worldpolitics#anti-incumbency#bjp#hindu-muslim-polarisation#mamata-banerjee#politics#west-bengal-elections
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