Bengal 2024: Five Challenges Before BJP As It Seeks To Repeat Or Better 2019 Lok Sabha Results Tally

File photo of West Bengal BJP leaders Dilip Ghosh, Sukanta Majumdar, Suvendu Adhikari and others participating in a protest rally in Kolkata in July 2023.

The upcoming 2024 general elections cast a significant spotlight on West Bengal, as it stands as a pivotal battleground for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in its electoral journey. The BJP's trajectory in West Bengal has been quite a rollercoaster, with a notable upswing during the 2019 elections followed by a subsequent decline. This trend reached its peak during the 2021 West Bengal assembly elections when Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally led the campaign. The BJP's performance,