Cong-TMC pushes Left out of Siliguri Municipal Corporation polls

Political mercury has suddenly registered a rise in West Bengal as announcement of results of the elections to the Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) are coming today.

Political observers are of the opinion that the results of the elections are crucial for the ruling CPM. The results will be an indication to the political parties.

The results are crucial as the politicos are eager to know whether ‘wave of change' that started with the general elections and shown its affect in the local body elections is still continues.

Siliguri is considered to be stronghold of the LF, as it emerged victorious in all the SMC polls it contested since 1981. Political analysts said that the division of votes in the Opposition camp lead to the victory of LF.

But the elections are crucial for the opposition camp as the TMC and Congress together fought the elections against the LF.

A Kolkata-based political analyst said that the final picture will be clear after the 2011 assembly elections.