After 8 phases of election in Bengal, on 2nd May the ‘khela’ becomes over. TMC led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has succeeded in a clean sweep of the Bengal election despite strong opposition from heavyweight Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Top Central Ministers and chief ministers of BJP-ruled states also participated in rallies. While seated in a wheelchair with her injured left foot, Didi's rallies could not have been easy. But Didi scored! And her supporters and TMC cheered.

What may be the reason for the defeat of heavyweight Bharatiya Janata Party?

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After 8 phases of election in Bengal, on 2nd May the ‘khela’ becomes over. TMC led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has succeeded in a clean sweep of the Bengal election despite strong opposition from heavyweight Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Top Central Ministers and chief ministers of BJP-ruled states also participated in rallies. While seated in a wheelchair with her injured left foot, Didi's rallies could not have been easy. But Didi scored! And her supporters and TMC cheered.

What may be the reason for the defeat of heavyweight Bharatiya Janata Party?

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**Solution:**

1. The passage highlights that despite strong opposition from BJP and rallies by top BJP leaders, TMC led by Mamata Banerjee won decisively.

2. Option (a) states BJP failed to connect with common people and their basic needs. This is a common reason for electoral defeat and aligns with the passage's implication that BJP could not convert rallies into votes.

3. Option (b) suggests that rallies by top BJP leaders backfired. The passage implies that despite these rallies, BJP lost, which can be interpreted as these efforts not yielding positive results or even having a negative impact.

4. Option (c) credits Didi's promotion with her injured foot and wheelchair for gaining sympathy votes. While the passage mentions this, it does not explicitly state this as a reason for BJP's defeat but rather as a factor in TMC's success.

5. Option (d) combines (a) and (b), both of which directly relate to BJP's failure.

6. Option (e) combines (a) and (c), mixing BJP's failure and TMC's sympathy factor.

7. Since the question asks for the reason for BJP's defeat, the best answer is (d) Both (a) and (b), focusing on BJP's shortcomings rather than TMC's strengths.

**Answer:** (d) Both (a) and (b)

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