evidence: Kolkata: At a tea stall in Bhagobangola, one of West Bengal’s assembly segments with the densest Muslim concentration (87%), customers were discussing the elections – from what is happening in the country to the happenings in the state and their constituency, Murshidabad Lok Sabha. But it was the campaign of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] candidate, Md. Salim, that seemed to have interested them the most. > [...] The Congress, which has tied up with the Left in West Bengal, had activated its entire machinery to ensure Salim’s victory, added Jamir Mollah. > [...] "There is anti-incumbency against the TMC and Salim is a heavyweight candidate who has received the wholehearted backing of the Bengal Congress president. Besides, the TMC incumbent Abu Taher Khan has been largely inactive due to prolonged illnesses," said Tarik Anwar, a tailor at Azimganj, while explaining why he expects Muslim votes to have split sharply.>