00:00The echoes of Bihar's sweeping mandate are still rumbling across the country.
00:04But those tremors have travelled all the way to the east, straight into the heart of West Bengal.
00:09With a single loaded statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi,
00:13the political compass has sharply rotated and the message is unmistakable.
00:18The next big battleground is Bengal.
00:21Fresh off an emphatic victory, the Prime Minister has wasted no time linking Bihar's verdict to Bengal's future,
00:28turning a celebration into a call to action.
00:31His remarks have electrified the BGP's Bengal unit, igniting a fresh surge of confidence
00:36and a renewed determination to take on the ruling Trinamul Congress.
00:40Here's more.
00:48The message unmistakable.
00:51The intent unmistakably louder.
00:54After the NDA's sweeping triumph in Bihar, Prime Minister Modi wasted no time
01:02drawing a direct political corridor from Patna to Kolkata.
01:06With those words, BJP carders in Bengal received their rallying cry.
01:11Senior state leaders say morale is soaring and the mission is clear.
01:41This lost the Trinamul Congress from power.
01:44The people who do not want anything to criticize the country,
01:45and they want to slow down.
01:51We must have no desire to protect a man from the other,
01:54and have no desire to take on the rule of God.
01:57People are surely living in a country with a pusher.
01:59We have to live on the right, and to tell us what will happen.
02:01We will not be able to turn away from the UPS dwele.
02:05However, TMC isn't backing down.
02:25West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee warned BJP and accepted the challenge and said,
02:32Bring it on.
02:35That's not all, the counter fire from the TMC camp is getting sharper.
02:49Prime Minister Modi ji, don't be under any illusion.
02:57Victory in Bengal is far-fetched for BJP.
03:00You and the other leaders of BJP have shown disrespect to women of Bengal.
03:06And in Bengal, BJP is known as Bengal Virodi Zamindars.
03:13Bengal will never accept the politics of Sam, Dham, Dandabhed, which you play in order to grab power at any cost.
03:22You will do anything to grab power.
03:25You will pay money, you will use muscle, you will use intimidation, you will divide and rule.
03:29As both sides tighten their political armour, one thing is clear.
03:36The battle for Bengal has begun.
03:38And this time, the opening shot has been fired from the Prime Minister himself.
03:43Bihar may have set the stage, but Bengal is where the real showdown now unfolds.
03:49The political temperature is rising and the game has just begun.
03:53Bureau report, India Today.
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