West 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. ...  

Mamata Express: You can't stop her anymore

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Bengal results out: Mamata smiles, Left glum

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

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. ...  

Kolkata civic polls: Mamata has the edge

Exit polls predict that riding on the anti-incumbency wave Trinamool Congress will win Kolkata Municipal Corporation. ...  

TMC leads in Kolkata, close race in Bengal

Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress has taken a big lead in the Kolkata municipal elections. ...  

Mamata fumes at Cong for breaking poll pact

Trinamool Congress chief flays her ally for breaking alliance before Bengal civic polls. ...