Are Bengal’s bhadraloks shifting towards BJP?

Apr 27, 2026 | 23:58 IST

If sections of urban Bhadralok decide that voting BJP is a respectable way to remove Mamata, BJP will gain cultural permission from a class that often kept it at a distance in Bengal

The second phase of Bengal election, on April 29, closer to Kolkata and its surrounding urban belt, is the harder test for BJP. Anger against Trinamool’s 15 years in office is no longer scattered, BJP has sharper organisation now, and its language of Hindu consolidation appears to have found firmer ground in Bengal.

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Are Bengal’s bhadraloks shifting towards BJP?

If sections of urban Bhadralok decide that voting BJP is a respectable way to remove Mamata, BJP will gain cultural permission from a class that often kept it at a distance in Bengal

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Are Bengal’s bhadraloks shifting towards BJP?

If sections of urban Bhadralok decide that voting BJP is a respectable way to remove Mamata, BJP will gain cultural permission from a class that often kept it at a distance in Bengal

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