Minor incidents unless properly handled in time can soon develop into serious dissensions that may be difficult to reconcile.Congress-TMC alliance that trounced the left in Lok Sabha polls and more recently won the siliguri civic elections after a spell of 28 years suddenly came under a strain, as the congress grabbed the siliguri mayor’s post by ensuring the support of the left parties. There was a deadlock in the talks to the said post between the congress and the TMC, as the former claimed better performance in the civic body elections.
The left leadership rejoiced by driving a wedge between Congress and TMC that could crack their poll alliance, and benefit the left in the next year’s civic polls which include the kolkata Municipal Corporation and the 2011 assembly elections.
The poll alliance had created a win-win situation for both the Congress and the TMC but now both could lose considerably by the current Siliguri episode.
This development could even signal a state of flux in the West Bengal politics that could not rule out political re alignment before 2011 assembly elections, unless TMC yields due political space for the congress party in its own self interest.
With Mamata Banerjee alleging that this “tie up” was scripted at the congress High command level in New Delhi, the implications were quite serious though she ruled out at the centre.
The break up of the Congress-TMC poll alliance before 2011assembly elections would do little service to the state of West Bengal having been pushed into utter industrial backwardness under the left rule and perceptions of tyrannical behaviour of the CPM cadres harboured by the people.However a strong message sent by the Congress to the TMC seeking due political space for the national party may impart wisdom and rather strengthen the poll alliance
The left leadership rejoiced by driving a wedge between Congress and TMC that could crack their poll alliance, and benefit the left in the next year’s civic polls which include the kolkata Municipal Corporation and the 2011 assembly elections.
The poll alliance had created a win-win situation for both the Congress and the TMC but now both could lose considerably by the current Siliguri episode.
This development could even signal a state of flux in the West Bengal politics that could not rule out political re alignment before 2011 assembly elections, unless TMC yields due political space for the congress party in its own self interest.
With Mamata Banerjee alleging that this “tie up” was scripted at the congress High command level in New Delhi, the implications were quite serious though she ruled out at the centre.
The break up of the Congress-TMC poll alliance before 2011assembly elections would do little service to the state of West Bengal having been pushed into utter industrial backwardness under the left rule and perceptions of tyrannical behaviour of the CPM cadres harboured by the people.However a strong message sent by the Congress to the TMC seeking due political space for the national party may impart wisdom and rather strengthen the poll alliance
