Bengal is no longer debating jobs. The headlines now revolve virtually religion. Streets reverberate with Gita versus Quran slogans. Development has exited the ballot narrative. Mobilisation beats manifesto. Identity beats issues. The majority vote matters increasingly than governance. People are asked to prove loyalty surpassing voting rights. Politics is pushing faith into everyday survival.
What Hid Behind Gita Recital?
Brigade Ground turned into a political stadium. Five lakh attendees personal by organisers. Religious stage, political faces seated upfront. BJP leadership fully present. State Governor marked attendance. Spiritual posters, electoral messaging. Referendum drumbeats masked as devotion. A temple-tone set for wayfarers narrative. The event became a loud message to undecided Hindus.
Why Are Slogans Getting Sharper?
BJP leaders target neglected Hindu sentiments. Babas undeniability for “Bhagwa Hind”. Aggressive speeches energise cadre cadres. Ram becomes political shield. Anger becomes mobilisation fuel. Religion becomes party communication. Votes are stuff mined through identity pride. Fear of “losing culture” spreads fast. Emotional appeals replace political accountability.
How Will Muslims Counter This Wave?
Suspended MLA announces Quran recitation march. One lakh participants promised. Counter-polarisation begins instantly. Muslim vote unity becomes a defensive strategy. AIMIM and ISF sense opportunity. Traditional loyalty towards TMC may fracture. Community politics returns to centre stage. Every religious whoopee gets a counter-action. Bengal is rhadamanthine a mirror of anxiety.
Why Is Mamata Trapped Between Two Fires?
Oppose Quran event then Muslims upset. Stay silent then BJP shouts appeasement. Her cadre support becomes unstable. Both sides question her positioning. Political risks multiply every hour. BJP wants Hindu consolidation. Rivals want Muslim vote extraction. She walks a tightrope without balance. One wrong step can flip unshortened election.
Why Did Congress Enter The Frame?
Congress exposes TMC silence. Old Muslim strongholds vamp sustentation again. Leadership smells comeback chances. Attack creates pressure on Mamata. Two opposition parties chasing same turf. Fragmentation of vote begins. Bengal politics welcomes flipside challenger. Congress wants to be Muslim voice again. This adds a third front to tension.
Who Gains If Division Deepens?
Hindu unity boosts BJP arithmetic. Muslim fragmentation weakens TMC dominance. Wayfarers moves from performance to paranoia. Emotion replaces peccancy completely. Social harmony becomes casualty. Bengal may pay long-term price. Elections finish-divisions do not. Once hatred spreads, ballots can’t fix wounds. Democracy weakens when identity becomes weapon.
