Prime Minister Modi officially flagged off the poll campaign in West Bengal while addressing a swelling crowd of 100,000 in Midnapore. Experts believe that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will have to face multiple hurdles to make inroads in West Bengal. The political canvas of Bengal is different from the other states of India. Once the stronghold of the Communist Party of India, it is presently populated by frivolous opponents and BJP as a party is still struggling to get a foothold in the state. The presence of RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh) is defined.
Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, is aiming to take advantage of these loopholes. She fired a salvo at the BJP from the podium while addressing the party workers on July 21st. She is hell-bent on creating a United Opponent which the no-trust motion in Parliament couldn't consolidate on July 20th.
United Front: Myth or Reality
Political analysts believe that bringing all the leaders of different regional parties under one umbrella will be an uphill task for the Chief Minister of West Bengal. The gutsy leader of Bengal announced the date of a proposed rally that will probably showcase the face the United Front. She aspires to bring on board political parties like BJD and TRS even knowing that these parties sidestepped from voting during the no-confidence motion.
The Congress party's stand is still not clear. As Trinamool and Congress in the centre fought the BJP and voted against the saffron wave during the no-confidence motion in the Parliament, but on the other hand, the Trinamool Congress gave a red carpet welcome to the defectors who joined the ruling party of Bengal on July 21st.
The Chief Minister of Bengal in the rally welcomed several turncoats. Chandan Mitra, former BJP MP, Editor-in-Chief of Pioneer and a close aide of veteran leader of LK Advani, is one of the prime faces that joined the Trinamool brigade.
The political analysts and critiques are apprehensive about the role of leaders like Ritabrata Banerjee and Chandan Mitra. They are in doubts and raising questions like whether these leaders can really fuel Mamata's national outreach before the 2019 polls.
