Hindu middle class people who voted for the Left last time may switch over their allegiance to the RIP, which in their perception can work as a check on CPI(M) belligerency apart from being the upholder of Hindu supremacy. But here again, the BJP till now remains a marginal force in West Bengal politics as a whole and cannot pose a serious challenge to the CPI(M).
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