Book stalls at Durga Puja pandals bear the brunt of Left versus Right face-off in West Bengal
In West Bengal, book stalls set up at Durga Puja pandals are becoming focal points of a political clash between left‑wing parties and the ruling BJP. Following the BJP’s May 2026 victory and the decline of the Trinamool Congress, the government has intensified actions against stalls linked to left groups, using the cultural event to assert its new political rivalry.