KOLKATA: The BJP, which had a stellar rise within the Jangalmahal space in West Bengal since 2019, confronted a decline in help base in 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Whereas two Lok Sabha candidates from Bankura and Jhargram misplaced to Trinamool, the social gathering couldn’t even guarantee leads from the six meeting constituencies it had received in 2021.
Within the 2021 meeting ballot, the BJP may wrest 9 meeting segments in Jangalmahal space comprising Purulia, Jhargram and Bankura.Throughout the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, it misplaced from Balarampur, Joypur and Kashipur meeting in Purulia and Saltora, Chhatna and Raghunathpur in Bankura. The breather within the Jangalmahal space got here solely from Baghmundi, the place it managed to realize lead regardless of shedding the meeting seat in 2021.
“The BJP had began shedding its help base because the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. In the meantime we began working extensively among the many folks in these three districts. That has helped us enhance our help within the space,” mentioned Tanmay Ghosh, Trinamool Congress’ spokesperson mentioned.
In Purulia, BJP may wrest 5 meeting seats from the Trinamool within the 2021 meeting ballot. The margin for the 4 meeting segments had been nonetheless skinny, ranging between 4,000 and seven,000 votes. In Balarampur, BJP received marginally by 500 seats. Within the Panchayat polls, the Trinamool managed to extend seats on the gram panchayat. On the 2023 panchayat ballot, Trinamool’s vote share in Purulia elevated by 12%, whereas the BJP’s vote share within the gram panchayats almost halved from 2018 ranges.
Jhargram, which had seen almost 35% enhance within the BJP’s vote share in 2019 Lok Sabha polls, witnessed a decline in votes share within the 2021 meeting polls. Its vote share in 2019 Lok Sabha polls was at 44.56%–nearly 2% increased than what it bought in 2018 panchayat ballot for the district. Within the 2019 meeting polls BJP’s vote share got here down additional throughout seven meeting segments to 37.15% in 2021. Within the 2023 Panchayat ballot, the social gathering’s vote share for gram panchayat seats got here down additional to 12.81%.
BJP’s minister Subhas Sarkar who received from Bankura with a margin of almost 1.75 lakh votes in 2019 Lok Sabha polls, acquired . Within the 2021 meeting polls, BJP managed to win in 4 out of seven meeting segments together with Sarkar’s hometown Bankura. Nonetheless, the BJP’s vote share dipped by 6% from 2019 to 2021. Within the 2023 panchayat ballot, its votes dipped additional to 17.64% within the district.
Within the 2021 meeting ballot, the BJP may wrest 9 meeting segments in Jangalmahal space comprising Purulia, Jhargram and Bankura.Throughout the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, it misplaced from Balarampur, Joypur and Kashipur meeting in Purulia and Saltora, Chhatna and Raghunathpur in Bankura. The breather within the Jangalmahal space got here solely from Baghmundi, the place it managed to realize lead regardless of shedding the meeting seat in 2021.
“The BJP had began shedding its help base because the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. In the meantime we began working extensively among the many folks in these three districts. That has helped us enhance our help within the space,” mentioned Tanmay Ghosh, Trinamool Congress’ spokesperson mentioned.
In Purulia, BJP may wrest 5 meeting seats from the Trinamool within the 2021 meeting ballot. The margin for the 4 meeting segments had been nonetheless skinny, ranging between 4,000 and seven,000 votes. In Balarampur, BJP received marginally by 500 seats. Within the Panchayat polls, the Trinamool managed to extend seats on the gram panchayat. On the 2023 panchayat ballot, Trinamool’s vote share in Purulia elevated by 12%, whereas the BJP’s vote share within the gram panchayats almost halved from 2018 ranges.
Jhargram, which had seen almost 35% enhance within the BJP’s vote share in 2019 Lok Sabha polls, witnessed a decline in votes share within the 2021 meeting polls. Its vote share in 2019 Lok Sabha polls was at 44.56%–nearly 2% increased than what it bought in 2018 panchayat ballot for the district. Within the 2019 meeting polls BJP’s vote share got here down additional throughout seven meeting segments to 37.15% in 2021. Within the 2023 Panchayat ballot, the social gathering’s vote share for gram panchayat seats got here down additional to 12.81%.
BJP’s minister Subhas Sarkar who received from Bankura with a margin of almost 1.75 lakh votes in 2019 Lok Sabha polls, acquired . Within the 2021 meeting polls, BJP managed to win in 4 out of seven meeting segments together with Sarkar’s hometown Bankura. Nonetheless, the BJP’s vote share dipped by 6% from 2019 to 2021. Within the 2023 panchayat ballot, its votes dipped additional to 17.64% within the district.
