Mamata, Naveen have good reason to focus on women, but BJP can woo them too

Women in Odisha and West Bengal have been turning out in increasing numbers to vote in the past few polls, making them a potent constituency

There is a good rationale behind Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee paying special attention to their respective states' women voters as they take on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), suggest data and political observers.  
 

The move by the Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Banerjee-led All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) to rely on woman power comes at a time when female voters in both states have made their political presence felt during the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in the past. Both leaders are also counting on their women-friendly schemes and