Raghav's Take | Mamata Banerjee vs Arvind Kejriwal: And the Winner Is… | The Quint

Two stormy petrels and current CMs — #MamataBanerjee and #ArvindKejriwal — are exerting every sinew to break the voodoo and emerge as 'first among equals' in an Opposition cohort that hopes to challenge PM Modi in 2024.

In this episode of Raghav's Take, The Quint's Editor-in-Chief Raghav Bahl explains that Mamata scores on seniority and political heft. She's a battle-scarred veteran with relationships with 'swivel politicians'. Kejriwal is a junior, lightweight politician. Hardly commands currency with “swivel group”. But he's popular with urban youth.

But, Mamata is seen as a 'Bengali' neta. She can rouse a rabble in Bengal but is hobbled in creating that resonance in the cow belt. On the other hand, Delhi has freed Kejriwal from the boundaries of a state. He speaks in English and Hindi, which makes him a 'pan-Indian' figure. Of course, all of this could be much-wasted labour of love, because hey, who says there’s a vacancy in PM’s Office in 2024?!?

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Music: BMG

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[kamaleswarboro]

Being from Bengal I will go for Arvind Kejriwal is a leader of mini India in Delhi...TMC development in Bengal and their policy are just no hope at all for young generation and north Bengal right after bjp mp started saying north Bengal should be divided from Bengal and right after that Mamta landed in north Bengal and stayed for a week to discuss for development in north Bengal very funnny....Mamta is a partiality leader not good for India..

[saptoparnoghosh]

If they both make an alliance along with other regional parties then Modi-Shah duo will break apart.

[Fshmms]

No. Mamata is not "closeted" in an "eastern corner". The mindset of Indians has to change. Kolkata is as much India as Delhi. Period. Mamata is coming towards Delhi, accept it.

[delhiwala]

Legend Knows Khujliwal is from Team-B of BJP

[themastibazz]

Don’t drink poison, just because you’re thirsty 😌

[aftabshaikh]

Sir aap French he boldete ...itni khatarnaak English bol rahe ho ... Hame nahi pata tha aapke audience shashi tharoor sir hai. What does wuduu even mean ?

[sarfarazafzal]

Bhai thoda low level vocabulary use krlo 🙄 i feel illiterate after listening your words, 😐

[varunshedigudde]

1:12 KCR, jagan, patnaik, kumarana won't go against BJP as of now due to their corruption cases one IT, CBI raids that's it for them this you can see in their support to government bills in rajyasabha they are just woried for their bastion state politics.
Only congress Or BJP that's all options we have who can pass 100 loksabha seats less than that they won't be called PM at all. 😅

[arindamkundu]

Certainly kejriwal has a huge advantage regarding the 2nd point, as he has greater scope to expand his political territory. But sadly instead of having these advantages he is unable to popularise himself upto the mark in his surrounding states.
About the video...i think these kinda videos should be aired or shown in general words and vocabularies so that a greater number of normal citizen can matchup themselves. On the contrary he just showed himself how much "THAROOR" he is.

[satyamtamrakar]

I think they should form coalition either

[pmglobal]

Leave the content aside! Give me a dictionary, please. 😐

[samy]

AAP can buy tmc? Name won’t work with other states

[glennex]

Coalition wont work for this country. 2004 to 2014 proved disaster for country when it comes to geopolitical n security concerns, manufacturing self reliance, tech advancement, infra boost n many more

[abhinavugemuge]

Good work on vocabulary 🤣 content did justice to politics (kisiko kuch samaz nahi aya) 😂😂 .... Plz tell something new.. Which everybody don't know already...

[jackdawson]

I think you missed a major point sir. Both have a very different idea of India which shapes the perception of India. You should include that in your analysis.

[mukulsanatan]

arvind Kejriwal is winner
but my all time favourite cm is yogiji

[sudinmauzo]

Both are part of BJP's extended family.

[theniravpanchal]

Delhi can be called microcosm of India. Not BHARAT.
India born in 1947.
BHARAT is Thousands of year of old Civilization. This is Dharmic Cultural Civilizational paavan bhoomi. 🚩

Delhi is cultureless Gutter.

While BHARAT is Colourful Culturally Rich Civilization..filled people with Strong Social structure.

[jigneshchouhan]

What to say about both these two Mamata run sthe biggest Mafia Raj in the country who openly supports Jihadis this was clearly seen during post poll Hindu Genocide in west Bengal she is a curse for democracy. Kejriwal is now cornered in his own game of free electricity, his party is not paying to electricity companies their dues and blaming the central govt for coal shortages!