Maharashtra municipal elections mark a Muslim voter shift, with AIMIM winning 114-125 seats peaking at 33 in Sambhajinagar and Malegaon's Islam Party securing 35. Frustrated with Congress, voters back local voices on civic issues, eyeing similar changes in Bengal, Assam.
Research based on Census 2011 data shows a visible rise in Muslim and Christian populations in West Bengal and Northeastern states, while the Hindu population share is declining.
RJD's Tejaswi Yadav said that this is a conspiracy to snatch the votes of the poor. AIMIM's Owaisi called it 'backdoor NRC' because documents are needed for this. TMC's Sagarika Ghosh and journalist Ravish Kumar are also calling it suspicious.
Assuring the people of West Bengal of vehemently opposing the implementation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the state, Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) Supremo Mamata Banerjee on Sunday that she won't let anyone to the detention center.