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BJP battle 100 days after TMC rule ends in Bengal
The Hindu··1 Sept
One hundred days after the Bharatiya Janata Party ended 15 years of Trinamool Congress rule, a battle is unfolding within the BJP in West Bengal. Suvendu Adhikari took oath as Bengal's first BJP Chief Minister. He inherited a state that had voted for rupture. Voters rejected extortion, strongmen, patronage, unreliable employment, and young Bengalis migrating out.
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What It Means For You
- Suvendu Adhikari took oath as Bengal's first BJP Chief Minister after the party ended TMC rule.
- The BJP and RSS had spent decades building organisation in the state.
- Voters rejected extortion, strongmen, patronage, and unreliable employment.
What's Happening
- One hundred days after ending 15 years of TMC rule, a BJP internal battle is unfolding.
- Adhikari inherited a state that had voted for rupture from the previous government.
- Young Bengalis had migrated out, a concern voters cited in the mandate.
BJP in West Bengal
- The Trinamool Congress had ruled West Bengal for 15 years before the BJP victory.
- The RSS backed the BJP's long-term organisational work in the state.
- The mandate carried special weight for both the BJP and the RSS.
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