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Mon. Mar 16th, 2026

States and the nation

R Jagannathan

From a purely strategic viewpoint, it should make little difference to BJP whether the party wins or loses, in the four states and one UT, going to polls in April. Barring perhaps Assam, which it would be loath to lose, as its most important beachhead in Northeast. But it can lose in Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Kerala, and Puducherry, and yet remain content – with a mere increase in vote share.

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