@Aagan86 Wait is that I*con Radharaman by her side? I'm sorry to say despite their huge purse, record mandate, TMC had 0 cultural dominance. They simply didn't know how to spot the serpents in their midst. U can't beat the crocodiles by playing soft h!ndutva.
The answer to the BJP's hegemony is the same as always - caste, economy & the equitable representation of Marginalized groups. Hope the good people of WB realise this ASAP.
#Breaking: Another setback for #MamataBanerjee, as #TMC leader Madan Mitra announces his resignation from all posts of the party & joins the Ritabrata Banerjee led faction of TMC.
This comes a day after ED summoned Madan Mitra’s two sons and wife in connection with municipal recruitment scam.
On the 5th of May, I was really surprised to find out that every pollster worth his salt - Ahmad, Enigmous, Mansarul, Sagir, Koustav, Rahul Mukherjee - everyone had gotten it wrong. All of them were accurate prior to the '26 WBLA polls. It felt surreal.
This was a DM I sent to an older TMC guy back in 2011 before the last phase of elections.
Thought of sharing
I think many BJP supporters here had the same feeling this time
🚨Of the 27 lakh-plus electors deleted from West Bengal’s “Under Adjudication” list, mostly over alleged "logical discrepancies", 70.17% are Muslims, while 51% are women.
Sabar Institute is releasing a public repository of West Bengal's SIR Supplementary Deletion List, classified by religion and gender, so citizens, journalists, and researchers can independently examine how this process has affected different communities.
The 27 lakh+ deletions mostly include electors flagged for reasons like having 6+ children, minor name/parent-name mismatches, or an age gap with a parent under 15 years.
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Using hunger strike Gandhi could force Dr Ambedkar to compromise on his people's representation, the other way round couldn't have been possible. In a caste society, life is graded, some lives are more important than others. For Dalits, hunger strike as protest method never works
@strategiceye0 The 3 seats in Murshidabad, 2 seats in Malda, Raiganj, Birbhum, Basirhat, Jadavpur - these are the LS constituencies where the non-crocodile parties can be competitive ?
Gandhi shedding his clothes was not revolutionary, but Babasaheb wearing a a suit was. The same goes for the CJP chief who bent on his knees in front of a officer, while Chandrashekhar spoke eye to eye. If you are from a marginalised community, never compromise with dignity.
On July 1, the World Bank reclassified Sri Lanka, Vietnam, and the Philippines from lower-middle-income to upper-middle-income economies.
Their latest GDP per capita stands as follows:
Vietnam: $4,970
Philippines: $4,850
Sri Lanka: $4,670
India transitioned into a lower-middle-income country in 2009 and has remained in that category for nearly two decades. Our current national GDP per capita is approximately $2,800.
Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu has consistently focused on balancing economic growth with social welfare. By the end of this year, the state is projected to reach a GDP per capita of around $6,500- the highest among India’s large states.
As a state in India, Tamil Nadu has already surpassed the average income levels of these newly elevated upper-middle-income countries.
India’s national average of $2,800 masks more than it reveals. On one side, you have states like Tamil Nadu at $6,500; on the other, states like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar hover around $1400 and $950, respectively. Consequently, India remains a country with stark regional inequality while still being relatively poor overall.
Furthermore, as noted recently, Tamil Nadu and Kerala maintain some of the lowest internal inequality rates in the nation.
That is why I keep repeating this point: the next 15 years represent a critical, "make-or-break" economic window for India.
@psephocratic A 10% drop is happening, that's a given. 65% Hindu consolidation is unrepeatable, unsustainable; ami etai dhore asha rakhchi. Plus Muslims won't fragment their votes this time given the lessons of '26. LEFT+Cong alliance now! Need of the hour.