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flag Trinamool's Abhishek Banerjee's visit to a Matua spiritual site triggered BJP backlash, highlighting the community's pivotal role in West Bengal's 2026 elections.

flag Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee’s visit to Thakurnagar, the Matua community’s spiritual hub, sparked political tension ahead of West Bengal’s 2026 Assembly elections. flag Banerjee criticized the BJP over unfulfilled CAA promises, prompting BJP MP Shantanu Thakur, a Matua leader, to perform a purification ritual, claiming the site was defiled. flag The Matua community, a major Scheduled Caste group with significant electoral influence across over 50 Assembly seats, has seen shifting allegiances since 2011, when it moved from the Left to Trinamool, then saw BJP gains after Modi’s 2014 visit. flag Recent elections show a split in Matua support, with some backing BJP promises and others Trinamool’s welfare programs, making the community a crucial swing bloc in the state’s evolving political landscape.

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