The Turning Point Historic victory From all points of view, Mamata Banerjee’s spectacular victory promises to be a Turning Point. Ten years ago too, she worked a miraculous change. But despite the larger implications on account of the ideology and the all-India character of the then adversary she defeated, that moment is not comparable. BJP, the colossal , cadre-based party with Narendra Modi as its face, is a formidable force. It has complete control of Parliament. It has not fought shy of employing all agencies of the central government and other resources at its command to demoralise, weaken and even topple the opposition state governments. It has bent the media machine and used all the tricks on the social media to further its power game. And it has no qualms about openly resorting to communalisation of politics in the name of “ Nationalism “ of its conception.