Mamata Banerjee Fact-Checked: Bangladesh Election Data Reveals Minority Underrepresentation

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News18•18-02-2026, 15:18
Mamata Banerjee Fact-Checked: Bangladesh Election Data Reveals Minority Underrepresentation
- •Indian intelligence sources reject Mamata Banerjee's claims on Bangladesh elections, citing incomplete data.
- •Banerjee praised Bangladesh's peaceful polls while criticizing India's Election Commission.
- •Intelligence inputs suggest a 'deliberate playbook' of violence and intimidation against minorities in Bangladesh.
- •Only 80 out of 2,034 candidates were Hindu (3.9%), despite Hindus being 8% of the population.
- •Many Hindu candidates faced rejections or withdrawals under pressure; few won seats, mostly from BNP.
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