The three-tier panchayat elections were conducted in West Bengal in July last year. During the panchayat elections, incidents of violence occurred from the very first day of the nomination process. A total of 55 persons died in poll-related violence.
The Rs 500 increase in the allowance for Muslim clerics, including muezzins, comes at a time when the TMC is trying to stem erosion in its Muslim vote bank.
Not just South Parganas district, with its stronghold Bhangar, ISF has won seats in the three-tier polls in North Parganas, suggesting a footprint in largely Bengali-speaking Muslim areas too
The party that claims to represent Muslim, Dalit interests, says its final tally will be over 400 gram panchayat seats. Its stronghold Bhangar was one epicentre of panchayat poll violence
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