BJP in Bengal: Can It Play Fair? BIG Test

The BIG Questions Bengal Should Ask

• The BJP in Bengal has won a massive mandate with 208 of 294 Assembly seats, but its real test begins with how it uses that power.
• From the Nandigram and Rejinagar bypolls to the Malda Zilla Parishad, the BJP's methods of political expansion deserve closer scrutiny.
• The Malda episode is particularly striking because only four elected BJP members were enough to secure control of the 43-member Zilla Parishad with support from Trinamool dissidents.
• Shamik Bhattacharya once criticised Trinamool for using administrative and political pressure. Now the BJP is in power, and the same standards must apply to its government.
• Suvendu Adhikari can no longer be viewed simply through the political culture of Mamata Banerjee's government. As Chief Minister, his administration carries the BJP's responsibility.
• The BJP's promise not to become "Trinamoolised" will be tested by how it treats defections, opposition leaders and rival political organisations across Bengal.
• Electoral dominance should not be confused with deep organisational roots. The Bengal BJP still has to build lasting grassroots strength rather than depending heavily on political crossovers.
• A healthy democracy needs Congress, the Left, Trinamool and newer political groups to remain capable of competing. Eliminating political competition is not the same as winning an election.
• Beyond political victories, voters will ultimately judge the BJP on schools, hospitals, jobs, investment, prices, law and order and the quality of everyday governance.
• The BIG test for the BJP is therefore not whether it can defeat its opponents, but whether it can govern Bengal without becoming the political force it once promised to replace.

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