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West Bengal is under intense scrutiny ahead of the general elections in 2024 since it is a crucial ground for the BJP's electoral campaign. It has long been the BJP and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's (RSS) passionate goal to win Bengal. JP Nadda, the head of the BJP, has set an ambitious goal for leaders in Bengal: they must win at least 35 of the 42 Lok Sabha seats in 2024. But given the current situation and other variables at work, this seems like a difficult undertaking.

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West Bengal is under intense scrutiny ahead of the general elections in 2024 since it is a crucial ground for the BJP's electoral campaign. It has long been the BJP and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's (RSS) passionate goal to win Bengal. JP Nadda, the head of the BJP, has set an ambitious goal for leaders in Bengal: they must win at least 35 of the 42 Lok Sabha seats in 2024. But given the current situation and other variables at work, this seems like a difficult undertaking.

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West Bengal is under intense scrutiny ahead of the general elections in 2024 since it is a crucial ground for the BJP's electoral campaign. It has long been the BJP and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's (RSS) passionate goal to win Bengal. JP Nadda, the head of the BJP, has set an ambitious goal for leaders in Bengal: they must win at least 35 of the 42 Lok Sabha seats in 2024. But given the current situation and other variables at work, this seems like a difficult undertaking.

Kunal Debnath
Rabindra Bharati University

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This page is a summary of: Lok Sabha Elections 2024: BJP’s Difficulties and Prospects in West Bengal, SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2024, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4779497.
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