Neela wrote:Rahul M wrote:
More rumours will come, like the ones that said BJP lost 100 seats by less than 1000 votes. All such rumours are just that, floated to take the attention away from the party's underperformance.
If there are that many Rohingya candidates what does it say about the central govt that it is not doing anything about it? Either the central govt is incompetent or we are fools to believe these rumours.
MahulR-ji ...I spent 1 hour collecting WB data for last 4 elections. Focussed only on vote share %.
All data from ECI.
Key takeaways .
-Both CPIM and COngress are spent forces.
-It was not that the BJP performance was good. It was actually fantastic. From 10% to 38% in 5 years. That is close to 300% increase vs 2016. In 10 years, they have come from nowhere (3% voteshare in 2011)
- but but but TMC was better. From 44% 2016 to 48% in 2021. That was the difference.
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On a parallel note, huge warning signs are written everywhere for Dharmiks. In WB. Also in AP.
YSRCP MP Raghu Ram Krishna Raju suffered 3rd degree torture in AP for speaking against conversion sponsored by state ( misuse of caste certificates ) . All regional parties have put conversion on high gear to break the consolidation of Hindus.
Sorry Neela ji, I had missed this. That graphic is very misleading.
You need to compare with 2019 data which I posted, not 2016 when BJP had given a walkover to TMC (that's another story).
In WB VS elections follow LS elections after 2 years. If you look at the LS-VS elections as pairs, the LS trends always strengthen considerably in the VS elections. It's there for 2004-2006, 2009-2011, 2014-2016. BJP is the first party in 20 years to buck that trend and reverse the gains of 2019.
2021 was there for the taking, I have posted the relevant numbers in Part I. I don't know what to call a result that not only failed to achieve that but lost by a 10% margin.
Comparison with 2016 voteshare is a consolation prize at best, in the highest traditions of 90's Indian cricket team, who specialised in losing winning matches.
If that's the standard we expect I have nothing more to add.
You know who would be happy with such a result ? Congress.