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Explained: Why Matuas and CAA matter in West Bengal polls The Matua community in West Bengal are upset about the cancellation of a rally Union Home Minister Amit Shahwas scheduled to address on Saturday. The two-day visit to Bengal was called off in view of Friday’s blast outside the Israel Embassy in Delhi. The BJP has not dismantled the stage put up for Shah, and senior leaders said they will intimate the community within 48 hours about a new date for a visit by Shah, who, the community hopes, will make an announcement about implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

In the forthcoming West Bengal Assembly election of 2021, the BJP government at the Centre is trying to win in the state by capitalising on the Matua vote bank in addition to other equations. The results of the 2011 and 2016 Assembly polls showed that the once formidable Left Front had decayed. Now, the main contest in Bengal will be between the ruling TMC and the BJP, and undoubtedly, the voters who are inclined to Left ideology in the state will play an important role. Ignored by the Bhadraloks  Since 2000, we can notice a drastic change in the state politics of Bengal. With the TMC’s de...