Bengal, long known as the state of Marxists-radicals, is gradually accepting BJP | The Indian Express

Bengal, long known as the state of Marxists-radicals, is gradually accepting BJP | The Indian Express

Written by Jayanta Ghosal |Updated: March 26, 2019 8:19:15 am

The writer is a senior Delhi-based journalist.

Bengal, long known as the state of Marxists-radicals, is gradually accepting BJP

Hindu chauvinism, long dormant in Bengal, is coming to the fore. The BJP’s central leadership has understood and leveraged this change in Bengal’s political DNA.

Bengalis were never atheists. They have always been believers and devotees. (Illustration by C R Sasikumar)

“Are you a Bengali?”
“Yes.”
“Then you must be a communist.”