Determined to fight the BJP, which made significant inroads in West Bengal after the Lok Sabha elections in May, Mamata Banerjee has made a mindful change in her strategy in dealing with the saffron party.
There is a sea change in which the chief minister is handling the jibes made by BJP ministers. Consider this: When Prime Minister Narendra Modi took oath for the second time in May, Banerjee made headlines for confronting BJP supporters chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogans in front of her convoy in Kakinara. A little over a month later, her tone has changed from being defensive to sticking to an administrative narrative.