Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 09:24am on 04 May 2026,Monday Politics
The Bharatiya Janata Party is leading in all four assembly seats of Jhargram including Nayagram, Gopiballavpur, Jhargram and Binpur signalling a potential breakthrough in West Bengal. The region, part of Junglemahal with a significant SC/ST population, appears to have shifted support. A symbolic moment during campaigning, when Narendra Modi stopped to eat jhalmuri, gained attention and was later framed as a connect with local culture. While the Trinamool Congress dismissed it as staged, BJP leaders linked it to voter outreach. Early trends suggest this “jhalmuri effect” may have contributed to BJP’s strong performance in the district. (PC: India Today)
