"We created history, but we also created new challenges and set new milestone; people now have very high expectations", says Assam BJP leader Dr Rajdeep Roy

The mandate in recent elections in Assam and West Bengal suggest the BJP has able to create history and set new and higher milestones to achieve in the future, BJP leader from Assam Dr Rajdeep Roy said. 

 "We created history, but we also created new challenges and set new milestones; people now have very high expectations from us", Dr Rajdeep Roy told this blogger in a brief interview. 

He said - "The mandate in West Bengal and Assam were historic and these will have a long term positive impact on India's development journey and politics".   

Answering questions he said - "People in general in Bengal and Assam are very much satisfied with the BJP. And especially, I would like to mention about the indigenous people of Assam; they are very happy with the BJP government of last one decade in the state." 

"These have not come just because of their choice or due to Hindu-Muslim narratives as you all circulate in the media. The native people know their life and property is safe. And their development journey will be forward looking," said Dr Roy, a former MP from Silchar in Assam. 

"I would like to mention that matters related to the land, customs, culture and cuisine of the indigenous people have been well protected in Assam. While the BJP's programmes and policies  have always taken care of the local people's aspiration, the Congress has never shown any serious intention to attend to tribal rights." 

To another question on the Congress party getting as many as 18 Muslim MLAs; Dr Roy said: 

"The Congress ship is sinking for the last decade but the irony is before it sinks; the vessel is now off route... The party's sole agenda revolves around Mollah and Madrasas. The result is out of 19 MLAs they won in Assam; as many as 18 of them are Muslims. Of course, it is a Congress matter and why should I bother.  But when we analyse this from a socio political perspective; we find it frightening." 

Elaborating further he said -  "It's frightening because this is the fate of Congress, India's grand old party. They are the mainstream players like the BJP. The Congress was never a fringe party... But this Islamic radicalisation in a powerful political vehicle must be taken with a pinch of salt." 

Dr Rajdeep Roy is a medico by profession is also seen as a voice of 'Bengali population' in the north east. He said, "The Bengalis in north east were always ignored by the Congress... but worse neither the lands and culture and customs of tribals were protected by the Congress in true sense of the term".  

To a question on the recent mandate, he said: "I am more than convinced and the statistics will tell you so. Because the tribals are with the BJP; in this year's election we could perform so well. Otherwise, out of 126 members; as many as 102 will not be with us".  

In the just concluded elections in Assam, the BJP's vote share was 37.81 per cent. 

The Lotus party won 82 seats 

followed by Congress - 19, 

BPF and AGP (both NDA allies) - got  20 (10 each party)

and AIUDF -- got 2.

The Congress vote share was 29.84 per cent. On the mandate in West Bengal

On the mandate in West Bengal, Dr Roy said: 

"We are not over stating it. The fact of the matter is the Partition of India happened due to Muslim appeasement policies of the Congress. But more importantly, since 1905 when Bengal under British regime was partitioned; it is for the first time that the Hindus have shown so much of unity in this region. This mandate will have a tectonic impact both in India's domestic politics and also in geo political sense".

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Hindus face a peculiar challenge in Kerala ::: Sickular Shocker from 'God's Own Country' -- Hindu MLAs "less than 50 per cent" for the first time

The Minorities have reasons to smile and it is in God's Own Country - my favourite Mallu land. 

Between Christians and Muslims - if numbers are any indication; the Christians are having the last laugh. They are the third largest religious group but has total 36 MLAs - one more than Muslims.

Put together  Muslim and Christian legislators outnumber Hindus in Kerala - a fact that will not be debated much in Sickular and Firangi media. 

Blogger and daughter combo in Kerala 

In the 140-member assembly, there are 69 Hindus and total minority number is -- 71.

There are 36 Christian legislators and 35 Muslims.

 

Closer scrutiny reveals that -- the Congress led UDF have 63 minority MLAs  of total 102 legislators the new ruling combine will have. Of them - 33 are Christians and 30 Muslims. 

The Congress party has 8 Muslims. The total Congress strength in Kerala assembly is 63. IUML has 22 members and obviously all are Muslims. 

From the Left Democratic Front (LDF) stock -- there are total 35 MLAs and of them -- three Christians and five Muslims. 

The CPI-M has total 26 MLAs. 

The NDA or the BJP to be precise has three legislators  -- and all three (that is hundred per cent) are Hindus. 

Family trip : God's Own Country 

The projected population of Kerala in 2025 was  approximately 35.27 million to 36.11 million.  

Based on 2023 migration survey data, the Hindu population in Kerala is approximately 53.2%, making it the largest religious group, followed by Muslims at 29.3% and Christians at 16.9%. 

Muslims are seeing faster demographic growth, it was revealed.  

In percentage break up -- after 2026 elections -- Hindus have 48.29 per centage representation in Kerala assembly. 

Christians - 25.71 per cent of the total population and Muslims -- 25 per cent.  

According to 2011 Census data, Christians make up 18.38% of Kerala’s population, totaling over 6.14 million people. 

As the third-largest religious group in the state, this population represents a significant share of India’s total Christian community, with concentrations highest in central districts. Key denominations include Catholics, Jacobites, Orthodox, and Mar Thoma.  

According to the 2011 Census of India, the Muslim population in Kerala was approximately 88.73 lakh (8.87 million), constituting 26.56% of the state's total population of 3.34 crore. 

As of 2026, the Muslim community represents about 27% of the population, with a significant presence in Malappuram district, which holds the highest concentration.

Post-poll Violence -- 4 Dead ::: Over 400 arrested, 200 FIRs filed, say police ::: Suvendu's aide Chandranath Rath shot dead in a "cold blooded murder"

Post-poll Violence Over 400 arrested, 200 FIRs filed, say police 

Violence erupts across state  

“Anyone trying to create an environment of threat or terror will be acted against strictly", say cops.

Amid incidents of post-poll violence in several parts of West Bengal, Acting Director General of Police Siddh Nath Gupta on Wednesday said that over 400 people have been arrested, and another 1,100 have been detained across the state in the last 48 hours.

“Since May 4, after the announcement of results, there have been incidents of violence, including threats, assaults, and intimidation. 

We have registered more than 200 FIRs and arrested 433 people so far. We have detained more than 1,100 people under preventive measures,” the Acting DGP said, adding that there have been reports of violence and assault since Wednesday morning.

He said that two deaths related to post-poll violence – one at Nanoor and another at New Town – have been reported. “We are investigating both cases. We have been able to arrest those involved in these two murders,” Nath added. 

Of course the murder of Chandranath Rath have added to the anxieties. 

Appealing for peace, the Acting DGP said, “There might be grievances against some persons. These grievances might be genuine or whatever they are. 

They have to approach the police station, they have to lodge the complaint, and wait for the police to take legal steps against them. There is no need to take law and order into their own hands, and we have to maintain calm, peace, and tranquility.”

Kolkata Police Commissioner Ajay Kumar Nand warned of strict action against anyone trying to disturb law and order.

Stating that a special drive is underway to apprehend troublemakers, he said 80 people have been arrested so far within the Kolkata Police jurisdiction. Nand said of the 80 arrested, 65 were taken into custody in specific cases, while 15 others were apprehended as a preventive measure.

“Anyone trying to create an environment of threat or terror will be acted against strictly… No one should indulge in any kind of violence or acts that disturb the law and order,” Nand told a press conference.

“There have been a few incidents, but the situation is more or less peaceful,” he said, adding that a number of arms have also been recovered in raids.

He warned that rallies involving bulldozers, which were a focal point during the election campaign, would not be allowed in any victory procession. The city police chief said follow-up action will be taken against JCB owners if they rent their vehicles for such purposes.

Earlier in the day, a police officer and several Central Armed Police Forces personnel came under bullet fire in the Najat area of Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district.

“The team was fired upon while on their way to prevent a communal clash in a village. An O-C was injured after being hit by a gunshot in his leg. Four others, including a woman constable, were also injured in the firing.

“In the Nazat area on Tuesday, the O-C of a local police station got information that a group was assembling and they were about to attack another group of a different community. On hearing this information, OC Nazat, along with the available CAPF (Central Armed Police Forces) force, rushed to the spot. 

As soon as they reached there, and were about to get down from the vehicle, bullets were shot at them. Five were injured, including two police personnel and two CAPF personnel. Now, all of them are okay. Yesterday, late at night (Tuesday), we conducted a raid and arrested four persons. Raids are still continuing,” Said DGP Gupta.

"New Bengal Govt should tackle Bangladeshi influx seriously," says Naga leader Azo Nienu

 "New Bengal Govt should tackle Bangladeshi influx seriously," says Naga leader Azo Nienu

Senior Naga legislator Kuzholüzo Azo Nienu has welcomed the mandate of the people in recent elections across four states and one UT and said - the "beauty of democracy" lies in the renewed mandate we can ensure every five years.  

In the context of a historic election outcome in West Bengal where BJP will form a government of its own for the first time; he said: "Normally I should not be talking about specifics in any other state. That's not my subject.  I am full time involved in Naga matters and at times on issues concerning our north east region".  

However, he hastened to add: "West Bengal is slightly different because it is the Gateway state to the north east. 

Mokokchung Times - report 

"The people of Bengal matter to the north east and the city of Kolkata also matters".  

Asked to comment on the election results and the issues like Bangladeshi infiltration, Azo told this journalist:  "Of course, the issue of illegal immigration from Bangladesh bothers us".  

Therefore, he said: "The mandate in West Bengal was important from the perspectives of  regional and national security".

Azo, who is a sitting Phek legislator belonging to NPF, went on to say: "As an NPF man, I also know the responsibility of coalition politics. We are part of the BJP-led NDA and so we feel happy the NDA did well in Assam and West Bengal".  

To a question he said: "Now I can sound political. I served as a Minister under chief minister Neiphiu Rio for 15 years. I also handled Home Portfolio. Hence, we all know the importance of the issue of Bangladeshi influx into our country".

"Bangladeshi immigration and especially for people of one religion is a very issue even for Nagas.  In Nagaland, I am afraid there are people whose original homeland can be questioned. We have a BJP Home Minister in Nagaland. We also have the NDA and the BJP chief minister in Assam. So, they all know their job and responsibilities".

"But on the West Bengal mandate, I feel, the new BJP government in Kolkata will be seriously sincere enough to stop the influx of Bangladeshi citizens. They have to be stopped if they try to enter illegally".

"I am not against Bangladeshi patients and students coming to India... That's a different issue. But Border management has to be strict. Therefore, I will urge the new West Bengal chief minister to allocate the requisite land to the BSF for border fencing and management within the next three months".  

"These will go a long way in ensuring the success of developmental programmes  in Bengal, in Assam and also other states such as Tripura, Meghalaya, Mizoram and even Nagaland".

Answering a question, he said : "I think everyone realises the significance of the issue of unemployment. West Bengal should now take initiatives to set up good industrial plants. As a Naga I can assure them that many young Naga engineers and other professionals can then work in these companies."

The IT sector in Kolkata should also improve and this will help a large number of talent pools in the northeastern states, he added.  

On the outgoing Mamata Banerjee government, Azo said : "I have personal association with the Trinamool Congress as they are a politically important party in eastern India. I appreciate the leadership of the chief minister Mamata ji. She deserves all credit for being a fighter and coming to power in 2011".

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Is West Bengal heading for an administrative nightmare under BJP ? ::: The moment of truth @ A 'Hindu friendly' Govt

The BJP of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his trusted aide, Amit Shah; has wrested power in the state of West Bengal - once a staunch communist bastion.

Since 2011 for the last 15 years, it has been ruled by mercurial mass leader Mamata Banerjee. Now the stage is set for swearing in of a new government. The BJP has won 207 seats in the 294-member legislature and hence will have a comfortable majority. But the real challenge will come from the administration and governance point of view.

The taste of the pudding of Rasogolla is in the eating. 

Mamata's failure was not as a politician. There she might have succeeded to an extent. But the outgoing chief minister failed as an administrator essentially because
the state of West Bengal can be a 'nightmare' for any administration from the governance point of view.

The long communists' spell and influence have spoiled people's habits. While there may strike at the drop of a hat due to strong trade union culture; the work responsibilities seldom exist. The first major problem the armed-chair Babus will face is to adjust to the work culture of the BJP. Unlike the Congress or the Leftists/TMC era; a good ministerial berth or juicy portfolio for an 'I am Sorry' club member may not be as exciting as expected in these cases.  

Power and a good chair would mean punishing work schedule and then the Pandora's Box of complaints would be opened.   

Even the southern state of Kerala has faced these vices. "Nokku Kooli" (Gawking Fee), for years, was in practice in Kerala.

The workers would demand payment for doing no physical work. In Bengal, under Marxists rule between 1977 and 2011; there was "Bekar Bhata (Unemployment allowance)".

All these issues compounded by lack of jobs, lack of industries and no proper land acquisition policy had brought the downfall of the CPI-M in 2011. With Mamata Banerjee also voted out for the same misgovernance issues, one can say a tightrope walk will be the minimum thing to 'expect' from the incoming new BJP dispensation in Kolkata. 

New Chief Minister (presumably Suvendu Adhikari) will have to present himself as a mix of many characters and models. Many years back  it is said Sardar Patel believed Field Marshal Archibald Wavell's (1883–1950) argument that India can be governed firmly or not all. Nowhere in circa 2026 - this statement would work better than West Bengal. The India of today is not the India of Sardar Patel's dream. 

But it is also the Modi-era wherein workaholic is a virtue and it would be a misfit as an idea in West Bengal from the beginning.  Hence there will be skirmishes here and there.  

The new chief minister will have his priorities worked out. His new job will require a mixture of many traits -boldness, decisiveness and malleable charishma. 

Some of these will not be 'attractive' in a friend but will be essential for a leader and an administrator. Perhaps - the BJP's win was more decided by the issue of Corruption and lack of women safety than the Hindu-Bangladeshi Muslims narrative. But anti-incumbency did not mean all such votes went to the BJP's kitty.

This may actually have caused the split in Muslim votes and ultimately damaged the provincial party Trinamol (Grassroots) Congress of Mamata Banerjee.

In fact, other stakeholders will include the CPI-M, Congress and two-Muslim based parties for a few seats among themselves.  Like in West Bengal or elsewhere; corruption has no religion or creed. If Hindus were victims in Mamata's 

Bengal. Muslims were no exception to the corruption menace. The teachers’ recruitment scam made people including Muslims furious.

The corruption may have become political culture and hence to say corruption will evaporate just because the BJP is in power will be another fallacy.

 

Gorkhas and other communities:

There are multiple complexities as Bengal has multiple communities. There are immense regional imbalances. And there are numerous issues related to Hindu-Muslim facets and also of different communities like Gorkhalis, other tribals and the issues and concerns of development-starved North Bengal.

The mandate in the tea-rich Coochbehar region was important.

In Darjeeling hills; while working for the development; the new chief minister will have to strike a right balance between the interests of Gurkhas (Nepali speaking people) and the vast Bengali population - both Hindus and Muslims.

Often language will unite people but religion will divide.

At times - the Hindu Bengalis and Hindu (Gorkhas) Nepalis will be on the same page vis-a-vis Hindutva -- but the 'Us and they' syndrome will also figure on certain occasions.

Can the new chief minister with the blessings of Prime Minister Narendra Modi reverse the dynamics?

There is no magic wand for that.

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BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari's personal assistant shot dead :::: "It was cold blooded murder", say Suvendu and Union Minister Sukanta Mazumdar

 BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari's personal assistant shot dead

Violence and administrative chaos takes over West Bengal. 

Suvendu Adhikari and Union Minister Sukatanta Mazumdar  visited the area and urged people and BJP workers to maintain calm.

"It was cold blooded murder," Suvendu Adhikari said and the same sentiment was shared by Mazumdar. Suvendu also said the political nexus to the killings could not be ruled out and the state police is probing the gruesome incident.  

DGP and ADG Law and Order also visited the spot, Suvendu said and maintained that senior police officials including DGP has assured that "Clues have been obtained from the CCTV footage" and the police actions will be full steam. 

Within days of a clear mandate against Trinamool Congress supremo; the BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari's personal assistant Chandranath Rath was shot dead by unidentified assailants in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district.

"This incident is symptomatic of the culture of violence prevalent all these years, cultivated by the Trinamool Congress. He has been brutally murdered. This should be thoroughly investigated. There is a deeper conspiracy behind the killing," BJP leader Nikhil Prasun told NDTV.

BJP leader Devdas Mondal accused the Trinamool of killing an "innocent man". "We will identify the accused and bring them to justice," he told NDTV.

The incident took place at Doharia in Madhyamgram area, where Chandranath Rath, who served as the executive assistant to the leader of opposition in the state assembly, was attacked on a public road, they said.  

Visuals showed the car's left front window cracked with bullet holes.

Chandranath Rath had been working for Suvendu Adhikari for many years and handled the BJP leader's political coordination and other work. 

The PA was considered a part of Suvendu Adhikari's inner circle.

Suvendu Adhikari rushed to the hospital at Madhyagram where the police kept his PA's body.

Another man, Buddhadeb, who was with Rath was injured and was taken to a hospital after the attack in the assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district near Kolkata, sources said.  

The four-wheeler allegedly overtook Rath’s car, forcing it to slow down. Moments later, bike-borne assailants opened fire from close range. At least four rounds were fired, three of which struck Rath in the chest, abdomen and head.

Eyewitnesses told police that the motorcycle used in the attack did not have a registration plate, raising suspicions of a premeditated hit.

“Someone followed his car and when it slowed down, they opened fire,” a source said, describing the sequence.

The driver of the vehicle was also injured in the firing and is currently undergoing treatment at SSKM Hospital in Kolkata. His condition is reported to be critical.

West Bengal to go UP way ... : : "bulldozer is for bringing in 'poriborton', bulldozer will crush corruption"

 Bulldozer is a symbol of poriborton, to crush corruption: BJP leader Dilip Ghosh

"Bulldozer is the symbol to remove blocks to the road of development, bulldozer is for bringing in 'poriborton', bulldozer will crush corruption, atrocities against women and people of the state, to bring justice against the misdeeds of the tormentors who committed crimes. Bulldozer cannot be equated with fear and apprehension," he said.

Ghosh, however, did not link his comments to the alleged use of a bulldozer to demolish a structure at New Market on Tuesday night during a victory celebration in the area, which the TMC alleged was the handiwork of BJP workers.  

Senior BJP leader and newly elected MLA Dilip Ghosh on Wednesday said the 'bulldozer' does not signify fear or panic, but symbolises "poriborton" (change) to clean up the system.

Ghosh, who won from Kharagpur Sadar constituency, said the new dispensation would deal firmly with any violence, asserting that the mandate was for peace, progress and development after what he termed 15 years of "misrule and atrocities" under the Mamata Banerjee government.

He also added that the BJP stood for 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas' and would never discriminate against any peace-loving Indian citizen.

Claiming that around 300 BJP karyakartas and supporters were killed in post-poll attacks by the TMC following the 2021 assembly polls, Ghosh said, "We don't believe in revenge, but in change."

"Compare the words of TMC leaders like Firhad Hakim and Kunal Ghosh, who had justified the killings of our men by describing it as janrosh (people's anger). TMC leaders - please don't use provocative words anymore. Remember, one of our karyakartas was killed in New Town yesterday. We are asking our men to maintain peace and exercise restraint, and we will, but please don't make us cross our patience limit," he said.

Alleging that some TMC members were attacking their own supporters and blaming the BJP, Ghosh warned that law enforcement would act against troublemakers irrespective of political affiliation.

Asked about the comments by TMC supremo and outgoing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee that there was vote loot and hence she will not resign on her own, he said, "The addiction to power went to her head, but it will vanish in a few days as constitutionally she won't be allowed to continue after losing people's mandate."

"This is her nature -- not to trust even the people. She is like US president Donald Trump, who refused to accept defeat years ago. If she does not step down on her own, she will be removed," he added.

Bulldozer in New Market to ‘Jai Shri Ram’ in schoolbus, clashes, threats amid BJP appeals

Chief election commissioner orders ‘immediate arrests’, Kolkata Police chief warns against JCB action as post-poll-result tension prevails across Bengal. Many Trinamool offices vandalised, taken over

BJP supporters used bulldozer to demolish Trinamool office, meat shop in Kolkata's New market on Wednesday, 6th May, 2026.

Incidents of threats, assault and killings have continued in Bengal after the Assembly election results despite appeals by BJP leaders such as Suvendu Adhikari and Samik Bhattacharya.

At least four people have died in the state since the Assembly poll results were declared on Monday night. Incidents of sporadic skirmishes are being reported from many areas. Many Trinamool offices have been vandalised or taken over.

Even in Kolkata, a school-bus attendant for one of the city’s better-known schools “forced” kids to chant “Jai Sri Ram” on Wednesday morning, it is reliably learnt.

“Nobody should indulge in violence. That is the difference between the BJP and the Trinamool,” Adhikari, who defeated Mamata Banerjee from Bhabanipur and won also from Nandigram and is being seen as the forerunner in the race for the next chief minister, said on Wednesday.