OPINION | West Bengal’s Political Landscape: Ascendant BJP, still popular Mamata, and hopeful Congress...

West Bengal’s TMC has lost its organisational monopoly, weakening the immediate challenge to the BJP.

The BJP remains ascendant in West Bengal’s political landscape.

Mamata Banerjee and the TMC are still popular among voters.

The Congress and the Left now have more space to occupy over the medium term as institutionalised parties.

The crumbling of TMC’s monopoly has unlocked political space for opposition parties.