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Playing with fear

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June 07, 2026

In West Bengal, politics is never limited to the counting of votes.

- BANSURI SWARAJ

Playing with fear

It is lived in neighbourhoods, debated at tea stalls, carried through party flags, and sometimes feared long after polling day has passed. The recent campaign between the Trinamool Congress and the BJP was not only a contest of organisations or manifestos, but of two emotional propositions—the TMC warned voters of what defiance might bring, while the BJP urged voters to carry courage into the polling booth.

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