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India’s West Bengal faces several more weeks of unrest

Content type:: Expert Briefings
Location:: INDIA
Keywords associated with this article:: Geographic: India AP Bangladesh

Topical: politics social crime gender government health judicial legislation opposition party police protest public sector strike corruption election religion
ISSN:: 2633-304X
Citation:: Oxford Analytica (2024), "India’s West Bengal faces several more weeks of unrest", Expert Briefings.
https://doi.org/10.1108/OXAN-DB289419

Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Significance

Many protesters demand the resignation of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who leads the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) party. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is the official opposition in the state legislative assembly.

Impacts

Tensions between the central government and the West Bengal administration will deepen in line with growing BJP-TMC rivalry.
Amid the furore, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) could lay the foundations for a partial local comeback.
Extensive political violence is likely in the lead-up to the next state elections, due in 2026.

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