The left front has come back from the brink to establish itself as the leading party in SMC elections. Undoing the TMC wave that has pretty much decimated opposition elsewhere, the Left Front has managed to win comfortably across the various wards it contested.
What is shocking is not the Left Front win but the dismal performance by BJP where from only a year ago, it had won in 22 of the wards during the MP elections. Back then the Left front had only won 3 seats.
As expected Congress did not perform well, and it is lucky to have won the 4 seats.
However the loss is a body blow to Minister Gautam Deb who will now have a lot to answer for. One almost wishes one were a fly when that dreaded Mamata-Gautam meeting happens.
Here is the final results.
LEFT FRONT: 23
TMC: 17
BJP: 2
CONGRESS: 4
Independent: 1
Source: TheDC
What is shocking is not the Left Front win but the dismal performance by BJP where from only a year ago, it had won in 22 of the wards during the MP elections. Back then the Left front had only won 3 seats.
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However the loss is a body blow to Minister Gautam Deb who will now have a lot to answer for. One almost wishes one were a fly when that dreaded Mamata-Gautam meeting happens.
Here is the final results.
LEFT FRONT: 23
TMC: 17
BJP: 2
CONGRESS: 4
Independent: 1
Source: TheDC
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