Minorities in West Bengal, which constitutes nearly 30% of the electorate, are likely to vote for the green colour i.e TMC to stop BJP’s advance, community leaders said.
This is based on the reports of some minority leaders. They have also claimed that Muslims present in West Bengal are pivotal for the several Lok Sabha seats. They also said that the community is specifically inclined towards the Mamata Banerjee-led party, which they think that it is a credible force, unlike the Left-Congress alliance.
The TMC party inclination is particularly observant in districts such as Malda, Murshidabad and Uttar Dinajpur, where these minorities are the ones forming the majority. While it is the state of West Bengal which boasts the second-highest number of Muslim electorate population in India after Kashmir and Assam.
“It must be ensured there’s no split in minority votes. The TMC is the best choice in most of the seats, whereas the Left and Congress are best suited in some seats of North Bengal,” said Qazi Fazlur Rehman, the Imam-eh-din. He leads the prayers at the Red Road in Kolkata every year.
“In these districts, the division of minority votes resulted in BJP victories in Uttar Dinajpur in 2019 and in one seat in Malda. However, this time around, minorities are expected to rally behind the TMC, similar to their support in the 2021 assembly polls,” he added.
