Malda, April 17 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday projected a higher Muslim demographic in the future for the Northeast and West Bengal after the new census is conducted, pitching for a BJP-led state government in the upcoming assembly elections in the guise of a united front among Tripura, Assam, West Bengal, and Meghalaya against illegal infiltrators.

Speaking to ANI in Malda, Sarma claimed, "After this census, Bengal's demography will change again. The Muslim population in Bengal will go up to 32%, and 36% in Assam."

Sarma claimed that without a joint task force between Tripura, Assam, and West Bengal, Bangladeshi infiltrators would continue to enter unchecked.

Further alleging that in every census, the Muslim po...