BJP is well on its way to creating a ‘regional party-mukt Bharat’
- Jayanta KalitaRajesh Sharma
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM May 06, 2026, 16:50 IST IST
The results of the Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry have effectively signalled the erosion of the opposition INDIA bloc, with two of its key pillars — the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) — suffering decisive setbacks.
But this outcome also reflects a broader pattern. Across India’s political landscape – from north to south and east to west – regional parties, once entrenched within their states and frequently decisive in national coalitions, now stand decimated, replaced by the BJP or assimilated into it.
But this outcome also reflects a broader pattern. Across India’s political landscape – from north to south and east to west – regional parties, once entrenched within their states and frequently decisive in national coalitions, now stand decimated, replaced by the BJP or assimilated into it.
