10-14-2012, 12:27 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-14-2012, 12:30 PM by G.Subramaniam.)
Jangipur votes
Congress 332919, 39.26%
CPM 330383, 38.97%
BJP 85887, 10.13%
Islamist Party 1, 41620. 4.90%
Islamist Party 2, 24691, 2.90%
The CPM candidate is muslim
The Congress candidate is secular Pranab's son
So the muslims still need to vote for a islamist party
Electorate is 50% muslim, so BJP achieves 20% Hindu consolidation
But it is too late
In rest of West Bengal, if BJP starts getting 20% of Hindu votes, that is something
Congress 332919, 39.26%
CPM 330383, 38.97%
BJP 85887, 10.13%
Islamist Party 1, 41620. 4.90%
Islamist Party 2, 24691, 2.90%
The CPM candidate is muslim
The Congress candidate is secular Pranab's son
So the muslims still need to vote for a islamist party
Electorate is 50% muslim, so BJP achieves 20% Hindu consolidation
But it is too late
In rest of West Bengal, if BJP starts getting 20% of Hindu votes, that is something