In the run-up to the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and BJP are embroiled in a heated ideological and cultural conflict—framing national icons Rabindranath Tagore (composer of Jana Gana Mana) and Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (author of Vande Mataram) as political symbols. While BJP launches year-long Vande Mataram celebrations marking its 150th anniversary, TMC
