Electoral contests are not only about political parties. But then even towering personalities are not enough to ensure victory on the electoral turf; strategy, more often than not, trumps personal charisma. The objective is evident: the TMC wants to beat anti-incumbency, a natural outcome of its years in power, with an emphasis on performance and potential. It must be conceded though that the beauty and the complexity of elections are such that even the best-laid electoral plans of political parties can go awry. The soundness of candidate selection of Bengal’s political parties would be revealed on May 4.

Source: The Telegraph March 20, 2026 20:23 UTC