Hindu votes in focus after ruling party’s Kaliganj Assembly bypoll victory.

• Alifa Ahmed, a 38-year-old IT professional, defeated Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s Ashish Ghosh in Kaliganj Assembly bypoll.
• Ahmed’s victory is attributed to the support of over 70% of Hindus in the constituency.
• The victory is seen as a “silver lining” as the party needs the support of 70% Hindu votes to defeat the TMC in the next Assembly poll.
• Ahmed attributed her victory to “people’s love” and praised the “reposing faith in Mamata Banerjee’s development politics.”
• The Trinamool party has won all 11 Assembly constituencies since the 2024 Lok Sabha poll.