Amid discontent, BJP moves within striking distance in Bengal

Mamata's policies to appease minorities have left even secular Bengalis seething with resentment

Bengal woke up to shock and disbelief on Ram Navami as saffron clad, sword-wielding youths chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram, Jai Bajranj Bali, Har Har Mahadev ’ led processions across the state, including Kolkata, a city which conjures up images of a liberal intelligentsia.

Tableaus, processions, slogans, the Ram Navami celebrations in Bengal, organised by the Vishva Hindu Parishad, Hindu Jagran Manch and various other affiliates of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), had gained truly epic proportions. 

As the city was coming to terms with the images, the Kanthi by-election took place, and the result was yet another eye opener. 

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