CAA is BJP's stratagem to consolidate Matua, Rajbanshi votes from Bengal?

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Indian Express, the Matua community has 1.75 crore legal voters in India. This is a crucial demographic for Lok Sabha polls in constituencies of Bangaon, Barasat, Ranaghat, Krishnanagar, and Cooch Behar. In 2019, BJP had won Bangaon, Ranaghat, and Cooch Behar.

Notably these are seats reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC). TMC bagged Barasat and Krishnanagar. Riding on CAA promise BJP won a record number of 18 seats from Bengal in 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, leading in 33 of the total 68 SC-reserved Assembly segments in the state.

Of these 33 seats, 26 are Matua-dominated. In a bid to overturn the 2021 West Bengal Assembly Elections result, that ruled in favour of Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC), the BJP could aim to consolidate Hindu refugee votes with CAA. In 2021, BJP was the main opposition in West Bengal, however, the saffron party performed poorly in North 24 Parganas and Nadia districts bordering Bangladesh.

This was seen as a reflection of the Matua anger against BJP not notifying CAA. The Rajbanshis, though, had stayed with the BJP in large numbers, says available data. By operationalising CAA, the BJP has finally fulfilled its promise to the Matua community and it will look to repeat its 2019 performance and wipe out the advances the TMC made two years ago.Milestone Alert!
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