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The BJP is the main opposition party in Bengal, but baybul results Indicated more wear in that it support stationed in the state. saffron party Not only did the Asansol district lose to the Transitional Military Council – who decided it for The first Ever – but its filter also came third in Ballygunge seat and lost their deposit.
reconnaissance results also sharp view rise in the left vote share in Ballygunge, where the CPM candidate became runner-up. In Asansol, CPM has maintained a file vote share Although her candidate came in third place. Conference party utterly perished, with Candidates lose their deposits in Both of these surveys.
While filter trenamol in Asansol, film actor-turned-politician, Shatrugan Sinha, took the seat with margin of over 3 lakh votesthe party filter in Baligong, former union minister Babol Soprio, won the seat with About 20000 votes which were sharp drop From the party’s previous victory margin of about 75000 votes.
in September last yearSoprio resigned from the BJP and joined TMC, after two months of existence removed From the Ministry of Narendra Modi as part of major rejig. Later, he also He resigned as BJP MP for Asansol, which he was won in In the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha surveys, Mamata chose Supriyo as party Candidate from Ballygunge, which was vacant with demise of party veteran Sprata Mukherjee in November last year.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP received 51.15%. votes in Asansol while TMC and CPI(M) got 35.19% and 7.07% votes Straight. In the 2021 assembly polls, in Seven assembly chips, TMC got 46.21% votes Like against 41.89% for BJP and 7.5% for CPI (Million) votes. In the current In the by-election for this seat, however, the TMC vote percentage of lead up to 56.5% while the BJP fell to 30%, with CPI (M) I managed to keep it vote base by getting 7.77% votes.
In Ballygunge, TMC had 60.38% votes in 2019 general election, with BJP and CPI (M) gain 26.59% and 5.28% votes Straight. In public opinion polls 2021, the Transitional Military Council received 70.6%. votes While the BJP and CPI (M) gained 20.68% and 5.61% votes Straight. But, in The current bypoll, TMC got about 50% votes in This seat against CPI (M) 31% and BJP 12% votes. CPM filter in Baligong, Sayra Shah Halim, who I got 30971 votes Like against Superio 51199 votes The 13,220 BJP candidate votes and also Drove in The two wings are in the constituency, though in Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) elections, conducted in December last yearTMC swept all seven of its wards.
According to the TMC camp, there was a “negative campaign” against Superio in bypoll while converting to a file party of the BJP and had a “perceived societal image”. In 2018, when he was a BJP MP, Suprio was indicted of Allegedly inciting violence in Asansol during the Ram Navami festivities, in Which son of A local imam was killed. After advertising of Subryu as TMC candidate from Baligong, West Bengal Imams Association protested against The decision. With Ballygunge Accounting for more More than 30 percent of Muslim voters, there have been indications that he may not get their votes in full support In spite of joining TMC.
“minority community We have not forgotten the wound caused by the Asansol riots… from the Mastaba resultthat it clear This is a big part of minority community Babol was not accepted as part of for us party distance. So, vote for it against us and CPI (M) vote share increased there,” said A senior TMC leader of South Kolkata.
Bengal Imam Society also campaigned against Soprio is among the minority voters in Baligong. Its president, Mohamed Yahya, said: “We are happy that the voters of Ballygunge accepted our request and gave a message to TMC. TMC should take note of That and introspection.”
Senior Commander TMC and minister Farhad Hakim said: results You have again Prove that we never do that politics based on on 30% or 70% people. We always arrive out to 100% of Voters and they do work for All this guarantees us success. “
On her part, Saira Shah Halim claimed that “the Consumer Price Index (M) has come.” back Strongly with more more than 30% vote share And CPI (M) is proven to be the only opposition against TMC. This is clear we will be back(in Country politics). It is a moral victory for me and my companions, who fight it hard against Cruel state intimidation, sectarianism, and other factors.”
The BJP’s leader, Dilip Ghosh, blamed the party for the losses incurred by the “Psychosis of Fear caused by the TMC”. In West Bengal, the TMC has created a psychotic state of fear among the voters. Even our voters also Did not come out to vote’, he claimed.
However, section of BJP leaders admitted that party organization has weakened in Asansol. a senior The BJP leader said, “Our cadres did not come out on today of Polling to manage the polling process without which a party I can not win election in West Bengal”.
The victory of the new TMC has come in the background of a series of Violent incidents have been reported from various Places in the state in Recent months, which included murder of student Leader Anees Khan allegedly by a few policemen personnelthe village of Bugtoy, burning and murder, and several rape cases.
In the 2021 General Assembly polls, it was led by Mamata party to an amazing victory for For the third time in a row. The party It has since swept all the polls including those in 112 civil bodies and six Drum assembly.
– With input from Santano Choudhury
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