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BJP dismantled TMC fortress in West Bengal using sentiment shift and tighter organisation
Politics
Published on 5 May 2026
Anti incumbency wasn’t the only lever BJP pulled
BJP’s win in West Bengal ends the Trinamool Congress’s long rule, driven by more than anti incumbency. Voters’ concerns over corruption, combined with administrative and organisational changes, helped reshape public sentiment. The BJP also relied on targeted social engineering and internal reforms to weaken the TMC’s long-established stronghold and consolidate support.
- BJP capitalised on anti incumbency and corruption concerns
- Administrative changes helped alter how people perceived governance
- Organisational reforms strengthened BJP’s ground execution
- Targeted social engineering helped erode TMC support
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