Leaders of the Matua community across party lines have claimed that a major share of these voters belong to the community. Ghosh also blamed “crowd mismanagement at Modi's programme” for the deaths of BJP workers travelling to the rally. Railway authorities confirmed that three people died and three others were injured after being hit by a train amid dense fog on Saturday while travelling to attend Modi’s rally at Taherpur in Nadia district. Modi, addressing the rally over the phone from Kolkata, hit back at the ruling party, calling the situation in West Bengal “maha jungle raj”. CPI(M) central committee member Sujan Chakraborty claimed that Modi had realised that the Matua community was unhappy with both major parties.

Source: The Telegraph December 20, 2025 13:42 UTC