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Who'll win WB's Hindu vote? BJP's appeasement barb, TMC temple run | Poll Baazi

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Who'll win WB's Hindu vote? BJP's appeasement barb, TMC temple run | Poll Baazi

Who'll win WB's Hindu vote? BJP's appeasement barb, TMC temple run | Poll Baazi

As the West Bengal assembly polls approach, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is now stepping up her outreach of Hindu voters with several temple visits.

She was also seen reciting the Durga shlokas during her public meetings.

This comes as the BJP has accused her of minority appeasement on several occasions during the poll campaign.

So will Mamata’s Hindutva card work in West Bengal?

Watch the first episode of Poll Baazi with Hindustan Times senior editor Aditi Prasad and psephologist and founder of C-Voter Yashwant Deshmukh.


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