West Bengal polls: No Muslim name finds place in BJP's list

KOLKATA: BJP has not fielded a azygous Muslim campaigner successful the Bengal elections, adjacent from seats it had nominated members of the number assemblage successful erstwhile authorities polls, contempt having astir 2 lakh Muslim members successful its ranks successful the state.

It had fielded 8 Muslim candidates successful 2021 and 3 successful the 2016 polls.The enactment announced its last campaigner connected Wednesday, with Rakesh Singh contesting from Kolkata Port. Ali Husain, president of Bengal BJP's number morcha, said, "... The enactment believes work towards a assemblage does not beryllium connected fielding candidates from that community." Party seniors further said that candidates were chosen connected the ground of "winnability", adding Muslim candidates had struggled to triumph connected BJP tickets owed to a disconnect betwixt the party's level and the assemblage members' voting pattern.

Congress has fielded the highest fig of Muslim candidates astatine 78, followed by TMC with 47 and Left Front with 26.