Bengal: Key Factors That Led to TMC s Defeat of the Modi-Shah Behemoth
The BJP had pulled out all stops to keep TMC out of power, but it still secured a whopping 47.95% votes.
The West Bengal assembly election has been cynosure of all eyes with BJP raising the stakes. Illustration: The Wire/PTI.
Politics04/May/2021
Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held 23 rallies in 14 days in Bengal. Union home minister Amit Shah, 79 rallies, roadshows and town halls in 20 days.
The ruling party in the Centre deployed over 52 Union ministers, MPs, chief ministers and cabinet ministers of BJP-ruled states to campaign in Bengal. Around 15 to 17 senior BJP and RSS leaders were stationed in Bengal for more than three months.