Minakhan went in favour of the Trinamool Congress in the last assembly elections in 2011. Both the TMC and CPM are equally poised to win the seat in the coming 2016 assembly elections. Of late the BJP has made significant inroads and cannot be taken lightly. The party can eat into the votes of both TMC and the CPM. An alliance with the Congress may increase the chances of the CPM. The constituency has witnessed political violence in recent years.
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