The confusion, fear, threat in the minds of the people about what the future holds is all-pervading. That is the political reality after the recent elections. The national parties Congress, BJP are worst affected. The victory of regional parties is only a deceptive euphoria. 

How much of Mamata’s victory causes jubilation and to what extent it is a pyrrhic victory in abnormal circumstances with main opponents are authoritarian in their own way is difficult to quantify. But BJP forced such polarisation, hatred among people. Mamata had to respond.

The aftereffects of such a full-fledged war using every ammunition available with them Modi, Shah, BJP, RSS managed to drive divisions deeper. But who is going to provide the healing touch? We are not having Gandhiji or Ashok around to bring normalcy. Can Mamata accomplish it? 

Satans will have a smile even if they lose and you suffer in fighting them out. They will not tire or retire but would wait for the time you tire out. They will continue with giving headaches to Mamata in every possible way. How is she going to form a strategy to counter that.

Modi & Co will have their power and machinery at least for a few more years unless Providence decides otherwise. They are cutthroats, thugs, mercenaries. They are continuing their war without giving a break, even after the elections. Mamata may be a warrior but still a human.

Most of those who switched sides to BJP are defeated. Already the dissenting elements are out. She has an incredible majority which BJP cannot tamper with. But she will not be having Prashant Kishore. She has to manage within the talents available to plan and counter this.

The national ambition will be another burden that she may have to manage. She has not managed her party leaders to the extent to which she could retain the support of her cadres and supporters. It is more so because she was the only real hope in Bengal against fascists.

The next big challenge for her will be the Lok Sabha elections in 2024. It may pose a different set of problems. BJP did not perform well in the last 2016 assembly elections in Bengal even when Modi was ruling at the centre. They transformed in 3 years to get 18 MPs in 2019. 

Now they will have another 3 years. They will start with a present base of 38%. It included the Hindutva vote and also those of liberals whose pride is hurt by Mamata and her authoritarian style. They do not mind Modi’s authoritarianism to defeat another of the same genre.