New Delhi, April 21 -- Ahead of the voting in West Bengal to elect the next government, the ruling Trinamool Congress, Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), through their promises made in their manifestos, have made it clear that everyone is fighting to woo women, youth and welfare scheme beneficiaries.

From promising a 'Vande Mataram Museum' and a Shaktipeeth circuit to invoking Rabindranath Tagore, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Rajbongshi icon Thakur Panchanan Barma, the BJP's manifesto attempted a careful balancing act - retaining its core ideological appeal while appropriating the cultural grammar that has shaped Bengal's politics since 2021.

In its manifesto, the BJP promises Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and strict measures against...