Last week was extremely crucial for the BJP’s electoral journey in two states, one in the south and one in the east, that have been impregnable fortresses that have remained out of the party’s reach, even as it has dominated nationally. While in Tamil Nadu that the party, especially Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has designated as a top priority, the BJP is a junior ally, in West Bengal, it is a make-or-break battle that is labelled as its “final frontier” and where the stakes are more than just an electoral win. For the BJP, capturing these two states will be a major milestone. Both of these states were part of the BJP’s “Coromandel blueprint” that was prepared after it emerged as a dominant pole in Indian politics. The blueprint laid out the long-term plans to expand across the eastern and southern coastline, focusing on winning more seats in West Bengal, Odisha, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala.…