Bengal: As Left and Congress Ally With Muslim Clericâs Party, Will BJP Be the Winner?
Even as the Left and Congress have rejected claims that Abbas Siddiqui is a communal force, some within the alliance believe that his presence might ease the BJP s strategy to polarise Hindu voters.
Left Front, Congress and ISF leaders join hands during a joint rally ahead of West Bengal assembly polls in Kolkata, February 28, 2021. Photo: PTIAshok Bhaumik
Politics28/Feb/2021
Kolkata: A huge banner put up on the dais of the Left and the Congressâs joint rally at Kolkataâs Brigade Parade ground, the venue for the stateâs largest political gatherings over decades, had written on it: â