Identity Politics In West Bengal: A Study On Namasudra Community

Abstract

India's democracy is the largest and most influential in the world. Since independence, it has evolved significantly, transitioning from local governance traditions to a strong national parliamentary system. Over the years, it has adapted to various challenges, showcasing resilience and dynamism in its growth and transformation. The term Identity politics, also mention to as identitarians, is a political approach and analysis based on people prioritizing the idea most relevant to their particular racial, ethnic, religious, cultural, sexual, social, or other identity. In west Bengal the identity-based politics has been increasing base on the caste and religion. The recent time some political party construct new form of identity politics of West Bengal to survive in power. In my writing focused on the role of identity politics in West Bengal, specially focussed on the role of Namasudra community in electoral politics as a most deprive Dalit community. The study also focuses on how the political parties strategically created the caste base identity and ensure the power with help of democratic participation. In writing this article, I used various techniques of historical and comparative methods.