India, Dec. 28 -- The upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections promise to be one of the most politically intriguing contests in recent decades, with the Muslim vote bank emerging as the central battleground. For the first time in many years, the once largely consolidated Muslim electorate appears poised for fragmentation, potentially reshaping the state's political landscape.

This fresh political churn has been set in motion by suspended Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Humayun Kabir, who recently launched the Janata Unnayan Party following the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Babri Masjid in Murshidabad. Kabir's decision has stirred intense debate across the political spectrum, particularly unsettling the ruling Trinamool Congress, wh...