Bengal Civic Polls

Trinamool can rule West Bengal alone: Mukul Roy

Kolkata: In a clear message to ally Congress, the Trinamool Congress on Tuesday said the civic poll results have demonstrated that the party has enough strength to rule West Bengal alone.

Reacting to the statement, the Congress said that if the TMC so decides, it can go ahead and fight alone.

"It has been proved by the results of these elections that the Trinamool Congress has enough strength to rule Bengal alone", party's all-India general secretary Mukul Roy told a press conference after results were out for the six civic bodies in the state.

"It has been established that in Bengal that Trinamool can fight and win elections alone. We fought against CPM, Congress, BJP and the Maoists", Roy, also the Railway Minister, said....more    

Trinamool Congress sweeps West Bengal civic polls

Kolkata: Despite a controversy ridden first year in West Bengal, the Trinamool Congress swept the civic polls on Tuesday. It has won four of the six municipalities that went to the polls - Panskura, Dhupguri, Naihati and Durgapur. The Congress and Left have come in second with one municipality each. The Congress has won Coopers Camp, the Left has won Haldia. The Left Front captured 15 out of 26 wards...  

WB civic polls: TMC wins three, Left one, Cong one

Kolkata: The results of the civic polls held in six municipalities in West Bengal have slowly started coming in. The Trinamool Congress has won Panskura, Dhupguri and Naihati and was leading in Durgapur. Meanwhile, the Left has won Haldia and the Congress has won Cooper's Camp. The polls are a big test for West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as these are the first major elections after the 2011 Assembly...  

West Bengal civic poll results to be out today

New Delhi: The results of the West Bengal civic polls will be declared on Tuesday. An 86 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the crucial election to six municipalities across the state on Monday, the first major test for the Trinamool-Congress alliance after its landslide victory in the 2011 Assembly polls on the back of a huge anti-incumbency wave. All 129 seats in the six civic bodies - Durgapur,...  

West Bengal CM to skip CPI-M Politburo meet

The CPI-M Politburo is meeting in new Delhi over the weekend and is likely to discuss the West Bengal civic polls. ...  

Left getting alienated from people: Bardhan

In an exclusive interview with CNN-IBN, CPI General Secretary A B Bardhan spoke to Karan Thapar. ...  

Mamata Express: You can't stop her anymore

Fair & Ugly |  Diptosh Majumdar

There hasn't been any full stop in the political story of West Bengal for thirty-three years. After the civic poll results were declared, we can ...

Left Front licks its wounds, turnaround tough

Trinamool Congress' win in civic polls shows that after 34 years of Communist rule West Bengal is ready for a change. ...  

Has Mamata conquered West Bengal?

The state's urban voters gave the thumbs down to the Left. ...

Victory in civic polls a revolution: Mamata

Trinamool Congress chief says West Bengal civic poll results '100 pc better' than her Lok Sabha win. ...  

Forward Bloc blames CPM's 'arrogance' for defeat

Forward Bloc general secretary urged the CPI-M's middle level leaders in the state to shed their arrogance. ...  

Mamata: from street fighter to mass leader

Mamata Banerjee has fought the Left Front regime in West Bengal for close to three decades. ...  

Bengal results out: Mamata smiles, Left glum

Trinamool Congress storms to power in Kolkata Municipal Corporation elections on Wednesday. ...

Pranab congratulates Mamata for civic poll win

The initial results of municipal corporations across West Bengal indicate a big victory for the Trinamool Congress. ...  

Rizwanur's brother loses in Kolkata civic poll

Rizwanur was found dead just a month after his marriage to Priyanka Todi, the daughter of a prominent city businessman. ...  

Will the Left's loss and Mamata's win be beneficial for Bengal and India?

Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress has put up an impressive performance in the Bengal civic elections with a huge sweep in Kolkata. The state also goes to Assembly polls next year. Will the outcome in the civic polls have a bearing on the Assembly elections? Will the Left's loss and Mamata's win be beneficial for Bengal and India? 

TMC decimates Left in Bengal, wins Kolkata

West Bengal's urban voters gave the thumbs down to the Left, which suffered a humiliating defeat. ...  

Pranab rules out any deal with Left in Bengal

CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury met Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday afternoon. ...  

I have full faith in people, says Mamata

Trinamool Congress President Mamata Banerjee declined to comment on her relation with the Congress party. ...  

Left Front will perform well: Sitaram Yechury

CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury though is confident that the Left will perform better this time. ...