Bengal: CAA promise a non-starter, break up in Matua votes prices BJP

Despite making an attempt to garner the assist of refugee communities in West Bengal with the promise of implementing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), the BJP’s tally stopped at 77 whereas the Trinamool Congress (TMC) received 213 constituencies.
An in depth have a look at the outcomes reveals that votes from the Matua refugee group obtained divided between the 2 events. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the neighborhood had thrown its weight behind the BJP.
In 26 Assembly seats within the districts of North 24 Parganas and Nadia the place the Matuas have a powerful presence, the BJP received 14 seats whereas the TMC received 12. In 2019, the BJP had led in all 26 constituencies.
A senior BJP chief stated the outcomes present that the promise to implement CAA didn’t have an effect.