Mamata Banerjee vs Suvendu Adhikari in Bhabanipur: What’s at stake for TMC, BJP in ‘mother of all’ battles in Bengal | Mint
Campaigning for Mamata Banerjee this week, TMC MP Saayoni Ghosh described Bhabanipur as 'a mini India.' The former actor was seen invoking verses from Hindu, Islamic and Sikh religions in now-viral video clip.
Around 42 per cent of voters in Bhabhanipur are Bengali Hindus, 34 per cent non-Bengali Hindus and nearly 24 per cent Muslims. "If you ask people in Khidirpur area, the voters will swear by Mamata Banerjee. But then there are non-Bengali Hindus too, who would support the BJP. Bhabanipur seat has a socially diverse population. That is precisely why BJP fielded Adhikari against Banerjee here," Dr Mohammad Reyaz, assistant professor at the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Aliah University, told LiveMint in Kolkata.
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