India, May 18 -- The Assembly verdicts across West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Assam have redrawn India's political map in ways that extend far beyond state boundaries. For the BJP, the party's surge in Bengal marks another significant milestone in its eastward expansion, even as its long-standing struggle to deepen its footprint in South India persists. An analysis by Tehelka Bureau

The saffron party managed to open fresh accounts in Kerala by winning three Assembly seats after drawing a blank in 2021, while securing only a solitary victory in Tamil Nadu. Yet, despite limited gains in the South, the BJP is likely to draw political satisfaction from the exit of outgoing Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, whose confrontations with th...