Why Bengal's Elections Are Far More Complex than TMC's Corruption and BJP's Communal Drive There is, in reality, a triangular contest, in which a host of social and political factors are competing for influence. The Bengal elections have become a triangular contest among TMC, BJP, and CPI (M)-led alliance. Illustration: The Wire/Facebook. Politics5 hours ago The Bengal elections have brought the social and political churning under way in that state to the head. In these circumstances, there is always a temptation to offer explanations that flatten out complexities, that entice by their simplicity. One of these pops up from Hindutva commentators every decade or so. This says that a cultural elite has been ruling the country and Hindutva is the spontaneous movement of the masses to liberate itself. The usual rhetorical device involves personifying the narrowness of the elite by its association with a specific location.