BARASAT, West Bengal: In a fiery burst of celebration, jubilant BJP supporters wasted no time in renaming a road in Bengal. Less than 24 hours after the Bharatiya Janata Party delivered a landslide victory, storming to power with a massive 206 seats out of 294 and ending Mamata Banerjee’s 15-year Trinamool Congress reign, a road in Barasat, North 24 Parganas, was dramatically renamed in honour of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
Waving saffron flags and chanting “Jai Hind”, ecstatic crowds gathered as the old signboard came down and fresh posters bearing Netaji’s iconic image went up. “This is just the beginning,” shouted one supporter. “Bengal is reclaiming its pride.”
While the symbolic renaming still awaits formal municipal approval, the swift act has sent a powerful message across the state – change is not coming. It has already arrived.
As Bengal wakes up to its new political reality on May 5, 2026, this spontaneous tribute to the legendary freedom fighter has become the defining image of a new era. Perhaps, this move is signalling the present government’s push to highlight some parts of history
