By A Staff Reporter : Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar praised West Bengal. Praising West Bengal for holding free and fair elections, he said that West Bengal had shown that "no party can interfere in the affairs of India and the judiciary is very strong." He added, "Democracy needs a strong opposition, a conservative, creative opposition that is missing in India. Of course, West Bengal has shown that through free and fair elections, no party can interfere with Indian institutions and the judiciary is very strong. "