The Yatra, which is being flagged off from five different zones in West Bengal, was first inaugurated by Nadda from Nabadwip in the Nadia district on 6 February. Over a span of about 25 days, the ‘Rath’, a saffron air-conditioned bus, is slated to traverse all 294 constituencies in the state ahead of the elections in April-May.
While three of these yatras were flagged off by Nadda in Nadia, Birbhum and Jhargram districts, Home Minister Amit Shah is slated to flag off its North Bengal leg from Cooch Behar on 11 February. The extravaganza, sources say, is slated to end in Kolkata, with a sabha by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The Birbhum district of Bengal has an interesting demography with a tribal population of 22 percent and a Muslim population of 37 percent. In terms of languages, an…