Confetti was thrown as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi waved to supporters during his arrival at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in New Delhi to celebrate the party’s victory in the recent state assembly elections on Monday.

The BJP’s substantial win in the West Bengal assembly elections signifies more than just electoral numbers; it has reshaped the political map of India. This election result represents the BJP’s entry into the last major eastern stronghold that had resisted its expansion for over a decade, completing the arc across ‘Anga, Banga and Kalinga’ (Bihar, Bengal, and Odisha).