ENGLISH VERSION – FINAL PART (Closing Analysis & Conclusion)One Rally, One State, and the Risk of a Wrong ConclusionIt is tempting to arrive at a quick conclusion after observing the Malda meeting:“If a leader of this stature cannot draw a crowd, power change in West Bengal must be impossible.”
ENGLISH VERSION – FINAL PART (Closing Analysis & Conclusion) One Rally, One State, and the Risk of a Wrong Conclusion It is tempting to arrive at a quick conclusion after observing the Malda meeting: “If a leader of this stature cannot draw a crowd, power change in West Bengal must be impossible.” This conclusion, however, is politically simplistic and analytically risky. West Bengal is a state where politics is shaped not by isolated events, but by: Long-term social memory Local power relationships Deeply embedded political habits A single rally, regardless of who addresses it, cannot represent this entire structure. The Silent Voter: Bengal’s Largest Invisible Force One of the most underestimated realities of Bengal politics is the silent voter. These voters: Do not attend rallies Do not appear in photographs Do not publicly declare political alignment Yet on election day, they: Decide margins Shift outcomes Define continuity or change Low attendance in Malda does not...