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CPM's Risky Bengal Gambit: Aligning with Fringe Muslim Parties Sparks Alarm Ahead of 2026 Polls

CPM's strategic alliances with fringe groups

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Moneycontrol•04-03-2026, 14:47

CPM's Risky Bengal Gambit: Aligning with Fringe Muslim Parties Sparks Alarm Ahead of 2026 Polls

•CPM is engaging with fringe Muslim parties like SDPI, WPI, and JUP ahead of the 2026 West Bengal assembly elections.
•These parties, including SDPI (PFI's political wing) and WPI (linked to Jamaat-e-Islami Hind), are expanding activities with hardline ideologies.
•CPM State Secretary Mohammad Salim met JUP founder Humayun Kabir, who advocates for a Babri Masjid replica in Murshidabad.
•This strategy risks fragmenting Muslim votes, potentially harming TMC and indirectly benefiting BJP, while deepening polarization.
•The move contradicts CPM's Kerala stance against SDPI and raises concerns about internal security and Bengal's syncretic culture.

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