West Bengal
The Voter Whisperers
Amita Shah
Five BJP leaders and their groundwork in states where the party has never been in power
Among the Believers
The rise of grassroots Hindutva and anti-incumbency add to the BJP momentum in West Bengal
Mithun Chakraborty: A Hero’s Welcome
Former Naxalite, king of B-grade films and hotel magnate Mithun Chakraborty has traversed the political spectrum to finally land a breakout role
The Indiscreet Charm of Abbas Siddiqui
Can the sinking Left expect a rainmaker in the brash cleric, its new ally?
PM’s Bengal Advisors
Debashree Mukherjee, joint secretary in the PMO, is one of those people who inform Modi on issues central to the states
An East Bengal In West Bengal
The 2021 struggle for power is shaped by history, geography, demography—and a miracle by the mahatma, argues MJ Akbar
A Political Transformation
For the first time, the BJP is on the cusp of creating history in West Bengal
Remote Controlled
From Bengal to Kerala, the arc of Islamist extremists taking instructions from invisible terrorist operatives
Demography Is Destiny
Identity still holds the key to West Bengal despite the pronounced economic disparities
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