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
Will the TMC Be Badly Hit by Desertions to the BJP?
Several of the leaders who have jumped ship had seen their popularity and influence wane it recent times.
Home minister Amit Shah with Suvendhu Adhikari as he joins the BJP. Photo: PTI
Politics21/Dec/2020
Kolkata: On Saturday (December 19), while welcoming Suvendu Adhikari, a former Trinamool Congress (TMC) heavyweight, into the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at a rally in West Midnapore district, Union home minister Amit Shah said that a string of desertions henceforth would leave Mamata Banerjee all alone by the time the 2021 assembly elections take place.
The TMC reacted immediately, saying that the desertions of a few leaders did not matter to the party because it depended on workers and support from the masses, who look only up to Mamata and nobody else.