Saffron surge in North Bengal but the last village is Trinamool in Toto
Saffron surge in North Bengal but the last village is Trinamool in Toto
On the Indo-Bhutan border in North Bengal lies Totopara, home to the Totos, one of the oldest and near-extinct tribes in India. Totopara is a place in Bengal where the BJP s aggressive election campaign is yet to reach.
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UPDATED: March 2, 2021 18:15 IST
On the northern tip of Bengal lies Totopara, home to Totos, one of the country s oldest tribes. The BJP is yet to reach this part of North Bengal. Photos: Ananya Bhattacharya
In North Bengal s Cooch Behar in mid-February, your eyes got only saffron to see. The town was designated important in the Bengal-election lexicon when Home Minister Amit Shah dropped in to kick off the fourth phase of the Poriborton Yatra from here. There was a cultural event lined up. Every nook and cranny of this district was awash in BJP flags. Massive cutouts of the BJP keyplayers, from local MPs t