Share of Muslim votes may be a deciding factor in West Bengal polls
Perhaps no one has done so much as chief minister Mamata Banerjee to consolidate minority votes in West Bengal but before elections for 75 seats
| 6 April 2021 1:45 AM GMT
KOLKATA: Perhaps no one has done so much as chief minister Mamata Banerjee to consolidate minority votes in West Bengal but before elections for 75 seats in the crucial third and fourth phase of the election, in which minority votes might be a deciding factor, she is perhaps a bit scared about the probable split in minority votes that might not work in her favour the way it happened in the last two elections in the state.
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The significance of the Muslim vote in West Bengal Updated Mar 04, 2021 | 17:13 IST
There are more political participants actively wooing Muslims in the upcoming state election. Will they continue to stand solidly behind Mamata Banerjee? Muslim cleric turned political leader, Abbas Siddiqui delivers his speech during a public rally jointly organized by the alliance of Communist Party of India-Marxist led Left Front, Congress party and Indian Secular Front in Kolkata. | Photo Credit: AP
On May 2, we will know the verdict of the elections that will be held in West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Puducherry. Some of the early surveys have given Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress the early edge against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal, but even a few days is a long time in Indian politics and there’s much that could change between now and voting day. The TMC is of the view that this is a bipolar fight, as
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