Overview
- Himanta Biswa Sarma’s own video, posted Friday on his official X account, shows him drinking a Coca‑Cola from a can at a West Bengal rally.
- He captioned it “Coke shortage what? Nah, not for me. At least in Bengal,” pointing to local availability despite reports of scarcity elsewhere.
- Reporters cite rising global aluminium prices and shipping delays near the Strait of Hormuz as key reasons cans are tight in India and costs are up.
- Diet and low‑sugar sodas depend on aluminium cans more than bottles or glass, so shoppers have faced patchier stocks of those variants.
- The moment drew memes, criticism and safety cautions online, with users dubbing it “Coke politics” as West Bengal’s assembly campaign heats up.