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West Bengal bypolls proved that BJP does not draw support from just one community: CM Suvendu

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West Bengal bypolls proved that BJP does not draw support from just one community: CM Suvendu
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West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari
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West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari | Photo Credit: PTI

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday said the byelections to the Nandigram and Rejinagar Assembly seats had proved that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) does not draw support from only one community.

Mr. Adhikari was pointing to Muslim voters backing the party’s candidates in the bypolls held earlier this month. The BJP won Nandigram by a margin of over 1.22 lakh votes and the minority-dominated Rejinagar by over 75,000 votes. The Chief Minister had earlier said that 80% of Muslims in Nandigram and 60% of the minority population in Rejinagar had voted for the BJP in the bypolls held on October 6, 2026.

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