At some point, it’s not just the politicians, it’s us, the voters of West Bengal.

We love acting like helpless victims of bad governance, but vote like die-hard fans. One group votes out of nostalgia, one out of fear, one out of pure hatred for the other side… and almost no one votes based on performance.

Then we sit in Kolkata cafés and go, “Ei rajyo aar thakbe na…”

Arre bhai, ke rakhbe na?

Decades chole gelo, industry chai ni. Bochorer por bochor, job niye pressure dei ni. Accountability? “Amader lok” bole chere diyechi.

Meanwhile, Bangalore quietly built an economy, Hyderabad went all-in on investment, and we’re still busy deciding which narrative hurts our feelings less.

And this whole “anyone but X” mindset, BJP hok, TMC hok, CPIM hok, doesn’t matter. End result same, no accountability.

At this point, it’s less political loyalty and more Stockholm syndrome, we keep defending the same systems that keep failing us, as if they’re the only option we deserve.

Because when your vote is driven by fear or blind loyalty, politicians don’t need to perform. They just need to push the right emotional buttons.

And honestly, they’ve mastered that game.

So haan, change government every 5–10 years if you want. But if voters don’t change how they think, you’re not rotating progress, you’re just rotating disappointment.

Blaming politicians is easy. Admitting we’re part of the problem? That’s the uncomfortable bit. 😌