“The BJP’s strength is these areas is not same as their strength in other districts,” insisted the TMC poll manager. In the last election, the TMC had won over 150 Assembly seats from these districts alone. Trinamool leaders also make it a point to remind that this is not a Lok Sabha election, and that the BJP’s performance in the state in 2019 is not a handy tool to predict its performance in this election. If you look at national to state elections, the BJP vote share drops around 10 percent,” said a Trinamool leader. There are many other nuts and bolts, starting with candidate selection, that will eventually influence the election.

Source: Indian Express February 26, 2021 22:36 UTC