Why a Perceived TMC-Left-Cong Alliance Can Help The BJP
The attempt to create the impression of an anti-BJP alliance is an attempt to ensure that these anti-Mamata votes do not split up. By alleging turning a three-corner contest into a two against one scenario, the BJP is cementing its place as the principal opposition.
In multiple rallies Mamata Banerjee has hit out against “Ram and Baam” combination i.e. the BJP and the Left as an attempt at splitting the opposition vote, in order to benefit the TMC. In this case too, the two against one contest, will help the TMC.
“Even though it seems like a direct transfer of votes, one has to analyse this on a seat-to-seat basis. Trinamool, in 2019, lost vote share of close to 10 percentage points in Bankura, which the BJP ultimately won. While one might say that the BJP’s gains in areas like North Bengal may have come at the cost of the Left-Congress, in areas like Jangalmahal, it squarely defeated the TMC”, says political analyst…