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| Congress added insult to Left party |
| Congress added insult to Left party's injury
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| INDIA
, 14-May-2011
7:23:15 AM |
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Trinamool Congress might have single-handedly thrashed CPI(M) and its allies in West Bengal elections but it is Congress which has added insult to the Left party's injury by winning more seats in the state.
However, CPI(M) has something to cheer for in Kerala where it lost power by a whisker by becoming the single-largest party in the state, getting seven more seats than their principal rival which leads the UDF coalition.
At its strong-hold for 34 years in Bengal, the CPI(M) entered the hall of ignominy by falling behind Congress by two seats this time.
In its worst drubbing in Bengal, CPI(M) won only 40 seats, down from last time's 176 while Congress won 42 seats this time, a 100 per cent increase in its tally from 21 in 2006.
Left allies also had a bad showing with CPI winning only two seats this time while it won eight last time. The Forward Bloc, which won 23 last time, could manage to drive home in 11 seats only.
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