Suvendu Adhikari to be West Bengal Chief Minister? Mamata debacle puts ‘giant killer’ in spotlight
New Delhi: Will Suvendu Adhikari become the next chief minister of West Bengal? The issue gained attention after the long-serving chief suffered a dramatic electoral setback. Mamata Banerjeethe BJP is far ahead in the assembly polls.The Bharatiya Janata Party clearly outperformed Trinamool Congressbecoming the new center of power in Bangladesh, with an absolute majority of more than 200 seats.
Suvendu, a turncoat once a close aide of Mamata and now a key leader of the BJP, reaffirmed his reputation as a “giant killer” by defeating Mamata in Babanipur, long considered a Mamata stronghold.Babanipur’s victory is all the more significant as he had earlier defeated Mamata in a high-stakes race by defeating her in Nandigram in the 2021 assembly elections.In 2021, despite Adhikari’s victory, the BJP won only 77 of 294 seats, despite becoming the main opposition party in the state for the first time. This time, however, the scale of the BJP’s victory has dramatically changed the political landscape.With the saffron party currently in the driver’s seat, focus is on whether the party will reward its vital asset and face in Bengal by entrusting him with the chief minister’s post.
