In Birbhum, As Muslims Cross Over to the BJP, Violence Erupts

In the village of Makhra in West Bengal's Birbhum district, Anjana bibi breaks down. Her brother Taushiq, 17 years old, was shot and killed, she told NDTV, in a raid by a Trinamool Congress mob on October 27, which was sparked by a dramatic shift in political loyalties. Makhra is a village almost entirely of Muslims, loyal to the Trinamool. But three weeks ago, like several villages in this Muslim belt, it made a surprise switch over to the BJP.