India’s ruling party had already begun to march eastwards from its Hindi-speaking heartlands. But West Bengal was the prize it had long wanted https://www.economist.com/asia/2026/05/04/narendra-modi-has-extended-his-grip-on-india?taid=69faf051563ff90001ebe022&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=voante