In the annals of Indian electoral history, the West Bengal elections will stand out for two particular reasons. One, the massive disenfranchisement that resulted from the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and second, the fact that the elections were held in the shadow of a massive central force mobilisation, ostensibly to ensure a violence-free election. The way the elections were conducted may end up having a bearing on the election outcome on May 4, and no matter who wins, the implications are likely to be long-lasting for not just Bengal but the republic. A BJP win or a victory for the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) — both possibilities contain within them the anxieties and tensions that have animated national and state politics for decades and have cast a shadow over what is to come. Implications of a BJP win First, the prospect of a BJP victory.…