We want LI to be one of the friendliest places on the internet, where lawyers and law students help each other with their career related queries and occasionally discuss other stuff that might affect their lives too. In other words:
1. Be kind, respectful and helpful to each other.
2. Be bona fide, truthful, genuine and curious.
3. Assume the best intention of others.
Therefore, in using the site, you must agree to do your best to uphold these community guidelines.
Note that what you find here is written and moderated by anonymous people on the internet.
Therefore everything you read here is very likely unverified, rumour, speculation and/or downright false.
In continuing to read anything here, you must therefore agree not to take anything you read here as factual and that you will exercise due caution, diligence and common sense before acting on any information you may come across here.
You also agree to report any inaccurate or malicious comments with the buttons. Moderators take action within 24 hours, as required and appropriate under law.
Our full terms and conditions apply too.
Do you solemnly agree to all of the above?
Axis has decided not to release its Bengal figures, because 75% of the sample it interviewed refuse to say who they were voting for (which people are interpreting as a silent BJP wave).
We will know on Monday what happens, but if the BJP wins what will that mean for NUJS? For a start, there will be a new Advocate General and Law Minister. Also, the various TMC leaders abd ministers in the GC/EC will automatically resign, as these are ex officio posts. I’m also not sure if some of the retired judges will be retained, given their stances. And then there is the question of the VC…
Thoughts? Sure, the exit polls were way off the mark in 2024, but they have also been right many times. Also, the big difference between 2024 and now is the SIR. Lakhs of deletions of Muslim voters (genuine or otherwise).
Yes, if they do score a huge upset and win, there will be total chaos: the whole GC/EC and admin will be disrupted. But just 10% chance, so we aren't losing sleep. Equivalent of Netherlands defeating India in a cricket match (or India defeating Netherlands in a football match 🥲).
Thus, the focus for NUJS has to be to work within the existing setup. Maybe seek a meeting with Menaka Guruswamy and plead for more funds and support from the TMC.