The indication of Muslims rising from the outcomes of Panchayat elections in West Bengal has elevated the stress of Mamata Banerjee’s celebration Trinamool Congress. Within the Muslim belt of Murshidabad, Malda, South 24 Parganas and North Dinajpur, the celebration has not acquired the anticipated outcomes. Within the politics of Bhadralok, the dialogue has began about Muslims getting away from Mamta.
In South 24 Parganas, the newly fashioned Indian Secular Entrance has succeeded in making a giant dent in the Muslim voters of Trinamool. Then again, in Malda, Uttar Dinajpur and Murshidabad, the Congress and the Left have made comebacks. Trinamool Congress acquired a one-sided victory in all these districts in the 2021 meeting elections.
The inhabitants of Muslims in West Bengal is about 27 p.c, which determine the equation of seven seats in the Lok Sabha. In keeping with consultants, this development if Lok Sabha elections, then the issues of the Trinamool Congress could enhance.
Trinamool Congress has set a goal of successful 35 plus seats this time. Mamta’s nephew Abhishek is touring throughout the state with this and is assembly individuals. Nonetheless, the ISF raid in Trinamool stronghold South 24 Parganas itself has raised many questions on his go to and technique.
Are the Muslims of Bengal actually getting away from Mamta?
Muslims in West Bengal have been thought-about because the core voter of the Congress. Even through the CPM regime, the Congress was in a robust place in Murshidabad, Malda and Uttar Dinajpur. Trinamool and Congress alliance got here to energy in 2011 after CPM.
In 2013, the trail of Mamta and Congress acquired separated in Bengal. Within the 2016 meeting elections, Congress turned the second main celebration via the Muslim vote financial institution, after which Mamta began the politics of manipulation. To assist the Muslims, Mamta made many bets, which labored.
Within the elections of 2019 and 2021, Muslims voted fiercely in favor of Trinamool. Trinamool registered a giant victory in Murshidabad, North Dinajpur, Birbhum and South 24 Parganas in 2021, however solely after 2 years Muslims began distancing themselves from Mamata.
Within the first Sagardighi by-election, the Trinamool candidate was badly defeated and now the Trinamool has suffered losses at many locations in the Panchayat elections, which has additional strengthened these speculations.
Trinamool half in Abhishek’s stronghold
South 24 Parganas is taken into account to be Abhishek Banerjee’s stronghold. In the course of the Bengal meeting elections, the Trinamool Congress had received 30 out of 31 seats. One seat was received by Naushad Siddiqui of the Indian Secular Entrance, who contested with the help of the Congress and the Left.
The entire state of affairs has modified in the Panchayat elections held after 2 years of meeting elections. Right here polling was held for 6883 seats in Gram Panchayat, in which Trinamool received solely 3440 seats. Congress-Left received 260 seats and others together with Indian Secular Entrance received 300 seats.
Indian Secular Entrance received 23 out of 24 seats in Muslim dominated Bhangar. A lot of the violence through the elections additionally occurred in South 24 Parganas. On the day of end result, 3 employees of Secular Entrance had been killed in violence right here.
Congress-Left Comeback in Uttar Dinajpur
The inhabitants of Muslims in Uttar Dinajpur is round 49 p.c. Received 7 out of 9 seats in the 2021 meeting elections. BJP had received 2 seats. After the victory, Mamta included Ghulam Rabbani of Uttar Dinajpur in the cupboard and made her the Minister of Minority Welfare.
Congress and Left alliance have made a comeback right here. 290 candidates of each have received. 130 different candidates have received, in which majority of the Indian Secular Entrance. Means right here additionally Trinamool has suffered loss in Muslim areas.
Indian Secular Entrance in addition to Muslim voters have voted fiercely in favor of Congress and Left. Congress has additionally received 3 out of 26 Zilla Parishad seats.
Left and Congress on second quantity in Malda
Voting was held for 3186 seats of Gram Panchayat in Malda, in which Trinamool received solely about 1400 seats. The Congress and the Left alliance have managed to win 800 seats right here. The Congress and the Left alliance have entered the District Panchayat of Malda as effectively. The alliance acquired 9 seats out of 43.
The inhabitants of Muslims in Malda is round 51 p.c. Within the 2021 elections, Trinamool received 9 out of 12 seats in Malda. BJP was profitable in successful 3 seats right here. Maintaining in view the Muslim vote financial institution in Malda, BJP additionally gave ticket to three Muslims in Zilla Parishad right here this time.
Malda has been a bastion of the Congress and its MP Abdul Ghani Khan Chowdhary was counted among the many prime Muslim leaders of the nation.
Ticket contest between Trinamool and Congress in Murshidabad
Murshidabad can be a Muslim dominated space and greater than 66 p.c Muslims reside right here. Trinamool has additionally suffered a setback in Murshidabad. Trinamool had received 19 out of twenty-two seats right here through the meeting elections, however this time Congress and Left have given a troublesome battle right here.
Trinamool has received 2900 seats out of complete 5500 in the Gram Panchayat of Murshidabad. Congress and Left alliance have secured round 1800 seats. BJP has received 518 seats and others have received 220 seats.
Rise of ISF and election violence
In keeping with ABP Ananda, 49 individuals have died because of violence in West Bengal in 37 days to date. In the course of the Bengal Panchayat elections, most violence has been seen in South 24 Parganas, Murshidabad and Dinajpur solely. A lot of the deaths have additionally occurred in these areas.
Senior journalist Devashish Bhattacharya writes in Anand Bazar Patrika – Triangular competitors has been the principle motive for the violence in the Bengal Panchayat elections. This time solely 18 p.c of Trinamool candidates might win the elections as independents. Final 12 months this determine was round 34 per cent.
Trinamool has to battle in its stronghold too. Indian Secular Entrance has given a troublesome battle in South 24 Parganas and Congress-Left in Murshidabad and Dinajpur. A lot of the activists of the Secular Entrance have been killed in the violence.
Earlier than the 2021 elections, Peerzada Qasim of Furfura Sharif had introduced the formation of the Indian Secular Entrance. Qasim alleged that the standing of Muslims in Mamta’s state is second class. ISF received 1 seat in 2021 election.
Not too long ago Trinamool MLA Abdul Karim Chowdhury additionally accused the excessive command of utilizing Muslims.
Political participation of Trinamool Congress and Muslims
There are 40 ministers in Mamta cupboard of West Bengal, out of which 6 ministers are from Muslim group. Firhad Hakim, Ghulam Rabbani, Siddiqullah Chowdhury and Javed Ahmed are cupboard degree ministers whereas Tajmul Hussain and Sabina Yasmin are state degree ministers.
If seen in phrases of proportion, it’s round 15 p.c. Not too long ago Trinamool has introduced 6 names for Rajya Sabha, in which a Muslim has additionally been given a spot. Nonetheless, the participation of Muslims in Trinamool’s group is unquestionably much less.
The put up of District President is most necessary in the organizational construction of Trinamool. In August, Trinamool divided all of the districts into 35 components and made organizational appointments. Nonetheless, solely 3 Muslim leaders had been made district presidents in the group.
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