Archive · 25 Jun 2025
TMC Launches Outreach to Tea Workers in Alipurduar Ahead of Polls
In Alipurduar, a region with many tea estates, the TMC party is trying to win over tea workers before the 2026 elections.
They're telling workers about the benefits the government offers.
The BJP, which won all the local elections last time, is also popular with these workers.
The TMC is hoping to repeat a past success to get votes.
Meanwhile, there's a meeting to help reopen a tea estate where workers lost their jobs.
TMC union launched a three-day outreach in Alipurduar, targeting tea estate workers.
The initiative aims to promote TMC's social welfare schemes ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections.
BJP won all five Assembly seats in Alipurduar in 2021, as well as the Lok Sabha seat in 2019 and 2024.
The TMC is focusing on the development card to gain support, similar to its by-election win in Madarihat.
A tripartite meeting has been scheduled to address the reopening of the Jaybirpara tea estate.
- Who
- TMC (Trinamool Congress) and BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party), tea workers, and trade unions.
- What
- TMC is campaigning in Alipurduar to garner support.
- When
- The campaign started on Monday, with the upcoming Assembly elections in 2026.
- Where
- Alipurduar district, West Bengal, specifically targeting tea estates.
- Why
- To gain support and win the upcoming Assembly elections.
TMC's Perspective
BJP's Perspective
Support Base
TMC's Perspective
Focusing on social welfare schemes for tea workers.
BJP's Perspective
Confident tea workers will back them.
Provident Fund Issues
TMC's Perspective
Highlighting BJP's alleged silence on provident fund defaults.
BJP's Perspective
Confident tea workers will back them.
- Location
- Alipurduar, West Bengal
- Election Year
- 2026 Assembly Elections
- TMC Campaign
- Outreach to tea workers
- BJP Recent Wins
- All 5 Assembly seats in 2021 and Lok Sabha seat in 2019 and 2024
- Jaybirpara Tea Estate
- Tripartite meeting scheduled to address reopening.
