The Left’s big battle in Bengal
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April 28, 2021 01:26 IST
Changing sociopolitical dynamics offer a key insight into the front’s shrinking vote share over the last decade
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Activists of the Left parties and the Congress participate in a campaign rally in Purulia on March 25, 2021.
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Changing sociopolitical dynamics offer a key insight into the front’s shrinking vote share over the last decade
As West Bengal gears up for the final round of polling for the high-stakes Assembly election, a steady drop in Left votes in the State during the last decade calls for a careful analysis. While the Left’s electoral rule for over three decades in the State is a huge feat, it is difficult to understand how the front, which, despite losing, bagged nearly 41% vote share in the 2011 Assembly election, could manage only around 7% support in the State in the 2019 Lok Sabha election.
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