3 DisclaimerThis article is a socio-political analysis and does not support or oppose any political party. The views expressed are based on historical context, public observation, and voter behaviour patterns.Meta DescriptionA sharp analysis of West Bengal elections, examining voter psychology, administrative power, and the limits of religious polarisation.KeywordsWest Bengal politics, TMC election prospects, BJP Bengal, religious polarisation, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, voter behaviour, Bengal electionsHashtags#BengalPolitics#BeyondArithmetic#VoterBehaviour#PoliticalStability#WestBengal
Beyond Polarisation: Why Bengal’s Election Cannot Be Reduced to Arithmetic Introduction In West Bengal today, political commentary is increasingly driven by a simple assumption: Bengali Hindus are consolidating under the banner of “Sanatan,” Muslims are divided across parties, and therefore the Trinamool Congress (TMC) is bound to lose the next election. This assumption relies heavily on numerical logic. It treats society as a spreadsheet and elections as predictable outcomes of identity blocks. But Bengal has never behaved like a spreadsheet. Bengal’s politics moves through memory, cultural habit, administrative trust, and fear of instability—often overriding pure identity arithmetic. A recent public event exposes the limits of this assumption. A Moment That Interrupts the Narrative In rural Bengal, a procession moved through village roads. Senior police officials from Malda, officers from Kaliachak, members of the armed forces, students, and ordinary citizens walked toget...