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DRAFT     Title will be : - Corruption, Polarisation, Electoral Revision and the Crisis of the Left in the 2026 West Bengal Assembly Election Introduction The 2026 West Bengal Assembly Election represents an important turning point in the political history of Bengal and in the broader evolution of democratic politics in contemporary India. The election was not merely a contest for governmental power. It became a struggle over citizenship, democratic legitimacy, identity, welfare, and political belonging. Traditionally, politics in West Bengal was shaped by class mobilisation, agrarian questions, labour politics, and secular ideological frameworks. However, the 2026 election reflected a major transformation from class-oriented politics toward identity-centred and emotionally charged political mobilisation. Although corruption, unemployment, educational decline, recruitment scandals, and governance failures generated significant anti-incumbent sentiment against the rulin...