In Indian politics, caste is like a permanent safety net.
SP, RJD, and BSP have their own fixed caste votes :-
➡️ Yadavs Muslims for Akhilesh and Tejashwi
➡️ Dalits for Mayawati
🔻 These voters stay loyal, win or lose. Even if the party does zero work, the caste base keeps them alive and strong against the BJP.
🔻 But Mamata’s TMC has no such caste army. She mostly depends on Muslim votes, which were not true love but “stop BJP” votes out of fear.
🔻 Now that TMC power is weakening, that support is shaking. No deep caste base means the party becomes weak very fast.
🔻 Simple difference: Caste parties have loyal “family votes” that never leave. TMC had only temporary tactical votes that can shift anytime.
🔻 That’s why Akhilesh, Tejashwi, and Mayawati survive big defeats easily, but TMC feels much more fragile.