NEW DELHI, Nov 14: After the Bihar sweep by the NDA, all eyes are now on West Bengal, where elections are due in the next six months.
Emboldened by the NDA’s massive victory in Bihar on Friday, the BJP has already sounded its victory trumpet for Bengal. In its response, the Trinamool Congress shared a meme suggesting that the BJP can keep dreaming.
Confident that the party would repeat the stellar performance in Bengal, the state unit of the party posted a three-word message on its X handle, saying, “Next West Bengal.” Several senior BJP leaders, including Union Minister Giriraj Singh, also suggested that Bengal would continue the BJP’s winning streak.
The Trinamool retorted with the viral video of a boy who makes inspirational content on YouTube. “Sapne dekhna achhi baat hai (it’s good to dream),” the boy is heard saying in the short clip.
The BJP is banking on its best-ever performance in Bengal last time to secure another massive mandate next year and oust the Mamata Banerjee government. In the 2021 elections, the party had won 77 out of 294 seats, its highest ever in Bengal, while the Trinamool formed the government with 215 seats and has now increased its tally to 223 seats with victories in various by-polls during the interim period.
(Manas Dasgupta)
