As West Bengal votes in the final phase, the BJP is seen as edging towards a potential breakthrough, with expectations that it will improve on its 2021 tally even if it falls short of power. The party is banking on anti-incumbency against Mamata Banerjee, fuelled by concerns over jobs, industry, and governance, while leveraging allegations of TMC’s local patronage networks to build voter anger. However, the BJP still faces organisational gaps compared to the TMC and lacks a strong local Bengali face, making the contest largely a “Didi vs Modi” battle. Meanwhile, Mamata is framing the election around Bengali identity versus “outsider” politics, with factors like voter list revisions adding uncertainty to what remains a high-stakes contest with national implications. On that note, let’s get to the rest of today’s edition.…