r/West_Bengal

This is just such a pathetic attempt at gaining attention. I see some people are mentioning about NEET scam and relating it to BJP, but then they run away if you ask them to also mention about the thousands of scams the other parties are doing.

They are the ones with an agenda. They are not here for any justice or making things better.

Otherwise they would have judged all parties in the same way, not just BJP. Are all the MPs and MLA in India from BJP? Have those not done scams? Have those scams not caused damage to India?

And why is all of their attemps solely on the internet? Because it is much easier (and cheaper) to gain followers on the internet. Instagram is known to be filled with Chinese bots, Pakistanis and Bangladeshi followers who can be bought for just a few lakhs. If you have funding from the west, then getting these followers is not difficult.

If it was really an attempt to do something meaningful for the country, they would have kept their lives on the lines to expose scams (not just retweet what is already known) - so many small and big news channels occasionally do Sting operations, so many brave people on the internet make videos about the violence and crime committed by politicians from ANY and ALL parties. The conditions of roads is so bad due to the corrupt contractors too, are all the roads in non-BJP ruled states the best? Then there are some 7-8 states which should not have ANY garbage, ANY bad roads, ANY corruption at all. Why aren't those states like the US?

BECAUSE MOST POLITICIANS ARE CORRUPT, AN APALLING NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE GREEDY AND CORRUPT. But will they talk about them? No. Because they are here for an agenda funded by the west (most opposition is also deeply funded by the west and zhina).

And the funniest part is that they named their party "Cockroach...", but they are NOT AT ALL talking about the judiciary. What happened? Expose them too. Are all judiciary suddenly become great? They are here for a change right? Why not even talk about the problems in the judiciary?

If you are really so concerned about the scams happening in India, tell about the scams done by AAP, Congress, TMC, SP and all other parties. And if you can't name even one scam done by then then that shows your agenda and your delusion.

All parties have done scams. If they were asking to unfollow ALL political parties, and were themselves not linked to ANY existing party in any way, then I would have called it as a neutral, organic uprising.

This is not an uprising, but a scam in itself. And they need the support of the biggest scamsters - Pakistani, Bangladeshi and bot accounts on Instagram.

This is just another embarrasingly failed attempt from the west to try to create internal chaos in our country.

That is why most of the followers of his are from Pakistan and Bangladesh.

It is not wrong to expect justice and change, but this not at all an attempt for change. This is just another stupid attempt to create unrest in the country.

Just go away from here. Our country doesn't need you. Oh wait, most of them are already sitting outside of India.

I would be happy if the people who actually bring change, like the ones who attempt to clean a river or even a roadside by their own efforts, those who raise their voices again ANY and ALL forms of corruption on social media, regardless of the party - if they joined together and made a party, I would support them.

These bi-guts are just the online front of the IndI alliance led by A/-\P.

There are several reasons why Mamata lost:

1. Anti-incumbency and the “cut money” syndicate at the grassroots level — The All India Trinamool Congress initially promised to end the corruption syndicate associated with the Left government, but ironically enough, it eventually became what it had once opposed. During TMC’s rule, corruption seemed to prevail across almost every sector — from business to art, cinema, and even sports. Mamata attempted to maintain her “jack of all trades” persona by intervening in nearly every sphere of society, which, according to critics, only deepened institutional decay and corruption at the grassroots level.

2. Giving too much autonomy to her nephew, Abhishek Banerjee — Many people view Abhishek Banerjee as an intellectual impostor and an ineffective political strategist. Politics is not a corporate project that can run solely on catchy songs or Excel sheets prepared by IPAC. His alleged corruption and extravagant lifestyle, supposedly funded through his “business” ventures, appeared suspicious to many observers. The common masses often associate politics with public service, whether that perception is accurate or not. Naturally, people begin connecting the dots when they witness an ostentatious lifestyle from someone in public office. The exact scale of corruption linked to Abhishek may be debatable — or perhaps not 💀 — but his style of governance undoubtedly affected Mamata’s political legacy.

3. Mamata’s desperate attempts to save her government and her abysmal stance on crimes against commoners — Since the very beginning of her tenure as Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee has often been accused of speaking insensitively about victims of rape, murder, and other atrocities whenever individuals linked to her party were involved. Whether in the RG Kar case, the Park Street case, or several others, critics argue that she frequently shifted blame toward the victims in some form. These statements — whether intentional or not — often came across as deeply misogynistic and reflected the same patriarchal mindset that the Left government had once been criticised for. Ironically, Mamata herself was expected to represent strong feminist leadership, especially as one of the few female Chief Ministers in India who challenged the Centre independently and overthrew 34 years of Left rule. In many ways, critics believe she eventually became what she once opposed.

4. Appeasement politics and an excessively Islamophilic approach — Her overt political outreach toward Muslims became more visible after the rise of the BJP post-2014. Critics argue that this outreach gradually crossed the line between secularism and what they perceived as targeted Hinduphobia. They point to symbolic actions — such as performing temple rituals in what appeared to be a careless or performative manner — as examples of disrespect toward the majority religion of the state. During her rule, areas like Rajabazar and Park Circus, according to detractors, underwent drastic social and demographic transformation. Some critics argue that excessive political appeasement in the name of anti-Hindutva politics enabled communal tensions and weakened law and order. Places like Basirhat and Diamond Harbour are often cited by opponents as examples of this perceived change in Bengal’s socio-political identity.

5. Irrelevance and poor PR management — Even many critics of TMC admit that Mamata’s speeches unintentionally became iconic for their humour. She was perhaps the only Chief Minister whose verbal mistakes consistently turned into viral moments. Slogans like “Hamba Hamba Ramba Ramba” have essentially become pop-culture references. However, once she became an established incumbent, all she really needed was better speech management, a competent teleprompter setup, and stronger PR. Public image matters immensely, especially among younger voters. By “irrelevance,” critics also refer to the decline in visible grassroots work over time. While her first five years in office were widely seen as productive, many feel the later years lacked direction and substance.

6. The RG Kar case — the pivotal turning point — The infamous RG Kar case shocked the nation and forced people to confront the horrifying nature of such crimes. Mamata’s perceived support or defensive attitude toward some of the accused or allegedly connected individuals drew massive criticism. Many believe that this incident alienated one of her strongest voter bases — women. Until then, welfare schemes like Lakshmir Bhandar had helped her retain significant support, but the public response after the RG Kar incident was very different. Every controversial statement she made during that period left a lasting negative impression on common people, many of whom ultimately decided to vote against her.

Over the last few days I watched some oif the Bengali YouTube channels and social media content and I must say they were rather hilariously delusional in their content. It seems to me these people are living in some alternate universe - for some the recent elections and their results did not happen and for others, while it did happen it will somehow change soon :)

Let me give you a few points to show why I am saying the above :-

* In some places the TMC goons are still trying to do extortion as usual.

* The goons and party workers are still indulging in violence, a few of the BJP workers have also been killed, several others injured.

* Some leaders are still hoping that something will happen to the election results through the Supreme court or otherwise.

* Mamata and her coterie is blaming the BJP for exactly the same things that they had perpetrated so brazenly after the 2021 elections.

* Mob belonging to a particular community tried to foment violence and unrest, thinking that things will be as before - they did get a quick reality check.

* TMC supporters and YouTubers take the cake - not one intelligent discussion about why such a rout came about, they just want to defend the indefensible track record of TMC.

My advice to all these people will be to wake up and smell the coffee. You have had your cheese for 15 long years but now it has indeed moved. If you try to behave in the same manner, it will only result in personal misfortune and TMC will not be able to stand by you in any manner. As I see it, the following are likely to happen :-

* The SIR issue is likely to fizzle out in the SC. Once the adjudication is over, I do not think anything more than 10-12 lacs will get voting rights.

* Even if you take that TMC would have got all these votes, they would still not have crossed 100 seats anyway, so the SIR is a moot point.

* Mamata will get embroiled in the IPAC raid case. At best she can get away with a serious reprimand, at worst she is looking at a jail term.

* For Abhishek and a lot of other TMC leaders the law will take its own course.

* BJP will focus on the infrastructure, industrialization, welfare schemes, eradication of corruption and there will be serious changes in West Bengal by the end of the year.

* The political end game for the BJP is to get 30 plus seats in the Lok sabha elections of 2029, this will easily take their tally to 300 plus.

* In terms of West Bengal, I find it almost impossible to visualize the TMC making a comeback. It is a party without any ideology, is high on criminality and corruption and have brought the state to the brink of destruction.

* The final point - some YouTubers have pointed out that TMC still has 40 % plus votes. They clearly lack any political intellect - these perople voted the TMC thinking they are voting for the winning party. Now that they realize it is not going to be so, a lot of them will shift their voting allegiance.

All in all , West Bengal remains a politically interesting state but not because of the TMC - it is to see if the BJP can change the fortunes of the state and its people.