Clash between Modi govt and Mamata may capture zeitgeist of Lok Sabha polls

BJP believes it could be West Bengal's scene-stealer in Lok Sabha polls and not Trinamool Congress

There are several reasons for the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) belief that West Bengal, and not Odisha or the Northeast, could be its sunrise state in the upcoming Lok Sabha election. 

“In 2014, this state had little role in elevating Narendra Modi as PM. But, this time it will play a pivotal part,” said Suresh Pujari, the BJP’s assistant central minder for West Bengal. 

According to Jay Prakash Majumdar, who heads the BJP’s political feedback department in Kolkata, “The catalyst for such a hope is Mamata Banerjee (West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress  president).”  The arresting imagery of Banerjee glowering at