Current Affairs- FACTORS BEHIND THE RISING UP OF BJP IN WEST BENGAL, INDIA

FACTORS BEHIND THE RISING UP OF BJP IN WEST BENGAL, INDIA

BJP has become the second largest party in West Bengal in the last Panchayet Election held on 14^th May, 2018. The existence of Left [CPI (M), CPI, RSP, FB etc.] and Congress have become minor. Though the Left Party was in the power of WB Government for 34 years. Before that, Congress led the Government. In this context, there are some key factors for the rising of BJP jumping over Left and Congress.

1.      Aggressiveness of the ruling party- Aggressiveness of ruling party against the workers and leaders of Left Party has decreased the spreading of Left politics. Leaders are being unable to save their workers fighting against the threats of ruling party. Of course a peaceful situation is essential to culture the Left ideology. To fill up the oppositional vacant, BJP has taken an effective role as central ruling party.

2.      Feeling safe with the ruling party- In West Bengal socio-economic structure has been politicized in general. Political interfere is a part of thing in everyday matter of life. So a part of peoples finds safe shelter under ruling party. For this, a part of Left workers has joined ruling party. It may be either in TMC or BJP. 

3.      Leadership deficiency of Left & Congress- Basically, TMC is one-woman-leader based party, not ideological like Left. So, to defend or to offend Mamata Banerjee, an acceptable leader is essential in Bengal politics. But, at present, there is no such charismatic leader in the opposition i.e. Left and Congress.

4.      No complain against BJP in WB- There is no complain against BJP in West Bengal politics. Congress and Left ruled West Bengal Government beforehand. So, there are so many complaints against them as anti-establishment. But, as a new party in WB politics, BJP gets the opportunity to play in the field of politics as ‘fair boy’.

5.       Polarization politics- Communal polarization has taken the place of ideological polarization which was existed in the Bengal politics. Ruling party has a special favor towards minority contradicting secular politics. On the contrary, BJP has taken the place of the opposite pole representing the majority i.e. Hinduism. 

6.      Tit for tat- Peoples believe that a ruling party can offend another ruling party.  The ruling party of Bengal has taken every places of democratic forum by 'hook and crook'. There is no place for the opposition here. So, the supporters of the opposition has gone under BJP. They have started to believe that only BJP can resist Bengal ruling party being a central ruling party.

Rupesh Samanta/ 20.05.2018