The Sangh Parivar hoped for a vastly improved performance in Kerala, where it had won only one seat out of the 140 it had contested in 2016. The categorial and stunning reverses the BJP suffered in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Kerala clearly upset its plans to obtain absolute control over all the geographic regions of the country. “Moreover, we also made the big mistake of making the election in West Bengal one between Mamata Banerjee and Modi. Modi himself addressed several public meetings in the election-bound States, with 20 meetings in West Bengal alone. Amit Shah addressed 45 gatherings in West Bengal.

Source: The Hindu May 04, 2021 20:03 UTC