The Trinamool Congress swept the polls to the 108 civic bodies across West Bengal, winning 102 municipalities. In pockets across the State where the Opposition still had some sway, the results established the complete dominance of the ruling party.
Whether it was the Kanthi Municipality, where leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari and his family maintained political dominance for decades or the Behrampore Municipality in Murshidabad, where Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury kept the party flag flying high, the Trinamool Congress won without much resistance. In Barrackpore subdivision, which is considered a stronghold of the Bharatiya Janata Party MP and State vice-president Arjun Singh, the party lost all the eight municipalities to the TMC.
The Left Front got one while others won in one civic body. In four civic bodies, there was no clear winner and the results indicated a hung municipal board. Elections to the municipalities were held on February 27 and the results declared on Tuesday.
