Since the Trinamool Congress (TMC) came to power in West Bengal in 2011, the state's politics have increasingly revolved around religion-based identity politics, particularly between the TMC and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the TMC secured 40.6% of the vote, while the BJP garnered 38.5%, marking a significant rise for the latter. The BJP's agenda often vilifies Bengali Muslims, labeling them with derogatory terms and invoking historical grievances related to Partition. Conversely, the TMC has utilized Muslim identity to secure electoral success, but it has failed to address critical issues of social justice and empowerment for the Muslim community, which constitutes about 30% of the electorate. The TMC government has implemented schemes like the Imam and Muazzin Bhata, which have been criticized for fostering divisiveness rather than unity. Amidst this backdrop, the Indian Secular Front (ISF) emerged, winning a seat in the 2021 Assembly elections and challenging the TMC's hold on Muslim votes. The recent formation of the Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) further complicates the political landscape, as it seeks to mobilize Muslim voters around religious sentiments. Both the TMC and BJP's strategies of religious polarisation hinder meaningful dialogue and engagement with minority issues, perpetuating a cycle of fear and division in West Bengal's electorate.