Explained: Why Matua community vote matters for BJP, TMC
Bangladesh all set to welcome prime minister Modi who will make his first foreign visit tomorrow since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. PM Modi would be visiting the Jashoreshwari Kali Temple, venerated by the influential Matua community in Bengal. BJP has been actively wooing the community. Matua effects on 70 assembly seats. The Matuas are a closely-knit group belonging to the Namashudra (Dalit/SC) community. Watch the video to know more.