Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Dominates Kolkata Civic Polls With Big Lead
NDTV
The Left and the Congress, after fighting the assembly election in an alliance, decided to contest the Kolkata civic polls separately.
Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress took a big lead as votes for the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) elections were counted on Tuesday under heavy security.
The Trinamool Congress is leading in 119 of the 144 seats of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, for which voting took place on Sunday.
The state's ruling party has a vast lead over its nearest rivals, the BJP and the Left, which are leading in three wards each. The Congress is leading in just two wards.
The Trinamool, which returned to power earlier this year with a giant victory over its challenger BJP, seems to have made gains in the civic body since 2015, when it won 114 seats. The BJP and the Left are both headed towards a significantly lower tally than the previous polls. The Congress remains at number 4 and is expected to finish with fewer seats than before.
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