Say hello to CPI(Mamata)

It’s difficult to believe that Mamata Banerjee’s demolition of the world’s longest-serving democratically-elected Communist government also means the end of history for West Bengal. I don’t mean the Communist Party of India-Marxist’s (CPI-M) structure and strategy which are being discussed threadbare over endless cups of tea in its Alimuddin Street office, as it was at Monday’s politburo meeting in New Delhi.