Indian Political Debate

As West Bengal counts down to May 4, the battle between Mamata Banerjee’s TMC, the BJP, the Left Front, and Congress is being fought on

How West Bengal’s “historic” 91.91% is an artefact of voter roll deletions — and why 10.51 lakh fewer people actually voted in 2026 than in

The 2026 West Bengal Assembly election does not resemble a conventional wave election. It is neither a repeat of the decisive consolidation seen in 2021,

On April 16, 2026, India’s Parliament formally notified a law guaranteeing 33% of legislative seats to women. Within 24 hours, it voted down the Bill

There is something deeply wrong with an election in which the most urgent question is not who should govern, but who gets to vote at

কলকাতাকে একরকম রাজনৈতিক এলাকা বলে পড়া যায় না। বাইরে থেকে দেখলে মনে হয় এটি শাসকদলের শক্ত ঘাঁটি। কিন্তু ভেতরে ঢুকলে বোঝা যায়, উত্তর কলকাতার পুরনো