This delay is a well-thought-out teacher. The saffron party has carefully lined up its candidates, but has not found anything but a deep void in the field of high-stakes economics. So it seems that it is now leaning towards a different approach - what is being called the 'lateral entry' strategy. Its seat in the electorate is being secured through by-elections by drawing in influential members of civil society close to the ruling camp in Delhi. Sanjeev Sanyal, a member of the economic advisor to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a strategist at international forums like the G7 and OECD, is the main contender for the post. His name was briefly discussed for the top post of Chief Minister; but in the end, the Greek high command placed confidence in the acceptability of Subhendu Adhikari's candidate. If an outsider is included in the party, one seat must be vacated. Having won in both Bhavanipur and Nandigram, Subhendu now has to take which of his 'forts' he has left.
It seems that the symbolic importance of the Bhavanipur victory is that he has left that seat. Nandigram will remain the 'landing zone' for the new Finance Minister. However, this move is the birth of continuous dissatisfaction. The locals of East Medinipur are now saying that the core 'pubhoomi' (Shubhendutra) remains their own. If there is an obstacle in bringing in an outsider due to locals, then the discussion is on the name of local Meghnad Pal (Shundur Electoral Enterprise) as an alternative. Now it seems that the seat is likely to be vacated to make way for a high-profile outsider, who could take over as the finance minister in the future. The host, Sanjeev San, is the biggest contender.
The last release of the chief minister, Sanjeev Sabal, was seen in a traditional-kurta outfit with his wife Star (a woman who plays a key role in organizing women in Bengal). He fits the definition of 'global Bengal'. He has a background in economics, along with an academic background from prestigious institutions like St. Xavier's and St. James's, Kolkata, and St. John's, Oxford. However, choosing Sanjeev Sanal could raise a special kind of intellectual debate. While Samarth has described him as a visionary figure who has completely eliminated the 'Nehru-era chauvinism' in discussions, an academic has described him as a surprising 'popular historian' - with a rhetorical scholarly depth of 'revisionist constructivism'. Sanyal is the Chancellor of the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune.