BJP’s choice of Suvendu Adhikari as West Bengal CM underlines the growing acceptance and clout of leaders from outside the Sangh ideological pantheon. He’s the sixth BJP CM with anti-BJP roots. Changing the party society that he promoted till 2020 will be Adhikari’s biggest challenge. His CM-for-all assertion is reassuring.
Slender majority will test Tamil Nadu CM Vijay’s political acumen
Swearing-in of Vijay as Tamil Nadu CM ends the stalemate created by Governor Arlekar’s dismaying demand to prove majority in Lok Bhavan first. A slender majority gives massive leverage to coalition partners. It’ll test Vijay’s political acumen. He has started off well by tempering public expectations with his debt reference.