BASHIRHAT (WB), BJP's hopes of making its strongest political statement from Sandeshkhali-inclusive Basirhat Lok Sabha constituency were dashed as its candidate Rekha Patra was defeated by TMC veteran leader Haji Nurul Islam, who won by a margin of votes. Were moving ahead. Nearly two lakh votes.
Alleged incidents of sexual assault on local women and land grabbing in Sandeshkhali, one of the seven assembly constituencies of Basirhat, have thwarted the BJP's failure to win the coveted seat.
Election experts believe that for the bulk of voters in the Basirhat constituency, which has one of the most open stretches of West Bengal's international border with Bangladesh, Sandeshkhali's issues were "too local" and did not appeal to them. .
Haji Nurul, who was nominated by TMC to replace sitting MP-actress Nusrat Jahan, attributed his clear victory to party supremo Mamata Banerjee's victory.
"I was confident of victory. Whatever was said about Sandeshkhali was a lie and people never believed him. The videotape proved that the BJP was behind it... This is a dirty trick of the BJP. There was a conspiracy and people gave them a befitting reply." " They told .
He said, "This is the magic of Mamata Banerjee and people have full faith in her...It is not so easy to defeat her just by conspiring, some good work needs to be done."
According to Election Commission of India sources, TMC performed better than BJP in almost every assembly constituency of Basirhat parliamentary seat including Sandeshkhali.
Barishat, where the Muslim population is just over 54 per cent, remains a traditional TMC stronghold.
According to Election Commission data, TMC candidate Nusrat Jahan's vote share in the 2019 general elections was 54.56 percent of the total votes, which is slightly less than the previous record.
Alleged incidents of sexual assault on local women and land grabbing in Sandeshkhali, one of the seven assembly constituencies of Basirhat, have thwarted the BJP's failure to win the coveted seat.
Election experts believe that for the bulk of voters in the Basirhat constituency, which has one of the most open stretches of West Bengal's international border with Bangladesh, Sandeshkhali's issues were "too local" and did not appeal to them. .
Haji Nurul, who was nominated by TMC to replace sitting MP-actress Nusrat Jahan, attributed his clear victory to party supremo Mamata Banerjee's victory.
"I was confident of victory. Whatever was said about Sandeshkhali was a lie and people never believed him. The videotape proved that the BJP was behind it... This is a dirty trick of the BJP. There was a conspiracy and people gave them a befitting reply." " They told .
He said, "This is the magic of Mamata Banerjee and people have full faith in her...It is not so easy to defeat her just by conspiring, some good work needs to be done."
According to Election Commission of India sources, TMC performed better than BJP in almost every assembly constituency of Basirhat parliamentary seat including Sandeshkhali.
Barishat, where the Muslim population is just over 54 per cent, remains a traditional TMC stronghold.
According to Election Commission data, TMC candidate Nusrat Jahan's vote share in the 2019 general elections was 54.56 percent of the total votes, which is slightly less than the previous record.
