West Bengal Assembly polls: Matua first family split deepens battle in Bagda, Gaighata as SIR jolts BJP bastions

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The hostility has made Bagda and Gaighata successful the Bongaon subdivision among the astir intimately watched constituencies successful the 2nd signifier of the polls connected April 29. (Representational image) | Photo Credit: PTI

In Matua strongholds Bagda and Gaighata successful West Bengal's North 24 Parganas territory bordering Bangladesh, the predetermination has slipped beyond the acquainted BJP-TMC duel.

The conflict present runs done the divided Matua archetypal family, with brothers, wives and cousins contesting from rival camps, portion the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has stirred caller anxieties among exile Hindus who erstwhile voted together.

Matuas, primitively from East Pakistan, are Hindus who migrated to India during the Partition and aft the instauration of Bangladesh.

Published - April 25, 2026 06:28 p.m. IST

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