The election commission, is according to a report on wednesday, planning to allow physical rallies, but with limited public presence ; allow limited door-to-door campaigning; and reduce the number of people in each polling booth and counting hall.
In Bihar, the state will be voting in about two months. However in West Bengal, the elections are almost nine months away, but it will be a game changer.
It’ll be a fight between TMC and BJP or the struggle for sovereignty between two conflicting eyesight of India:Hinduvta vs Secularism.
The BJP goes into this fight with considerable advantages. It has exceptional resources. The TMC cannot compete. TMC also has to contend with Congress and the Communists.
Unlike Bihar, there seems to be no major pre-poll alliance between the non-BJP parties in West Bengal. The main enemy for the saffron party in West Bengal will not be Mamata banerjee, but the BJP itself.
The biggest problem of BJP in West Bengal is same as Delhi. The party lacks a credible face in the state. BJP generally follows the strategy of excluding the Muslim votes. However, excluding the Muslim votes in West Bengal would be a disaster.
The BJP needs a strong development strategy with a different development model for Bengal. Hinduvta sentiments can only go so far in a state like West Bengal.
