The BJP’s Bengal Victory: A Democratic Reassertion, Not Erosion – A Civilizational Hindu Rebuttal
The BJP’s Bengal Victory: A Democratic Reassertion, Not Erosion – A Civilizational Hindu Rebuttal Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay’s opinion piece in Al Jazeera (May 7, 2026) frames the BJP’s landmark victory in West Bengal — securing 207 seats and ending TMC’s long dominance — as evidence of “the erosion of Indian democracy.” He cites the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls and the rise of “Hindutva” as signs of majoritarianism and electoral engineering. ...