TMC is marching ahead in West Bengal civic polls. Trinamool Congress swept in Kolkata  and surrounding districts but Left front recovered in some areas after suffering humiliating defeats in 2009 Loksabha polls by utilising split in oposition votes. Congress party is now relegated to support cast as in Tamil Nadu and Bihar etc. TMC and Congress went alone in these polls and Mamata proved her strength among Bengal urban voters.   TMC decimated Left front in Kolkata and Salt Lake municipalities. TMC is expected to win around 100 wards in 141-ward Kolkata municipality. TMC almost swept South Bengal.   West Bengal Municipality results:   Hung result in 20 municipalities.   Party 2010 2005       Total Municipalities 81 81        Left Front  17 54  Trinamool (TMC) 30 11  Congress  8 16  Others   - -    Kolata Municipal Corporation (TMC) results:   Party 2010 2005       Total wards 141 141        TMC 95 42 Left Front 33 75  Congress 10 15  Others  3 9    Salt lake Municipality:   TMC-18 wards   Left front - 7 wards     West Bengal assembly elections will be held in 2011. Mamata demands for early polls. Time is running out for Left front to recover lost ground.     Message:   Left front is still strong in Bengal. If Congress supports Left front in next assembly elections, it will be a big setback for TMC.   TMC is now emerged as … [Read more...]