PRANAB TWO

Mukherjee said the message of voters was clear. "It is
proof of the people's confidence in the leadership of Mamata
Banerjee and their support for the TC-Congress alliance."

Asked why Congress party failed to capitalise on
anti-incumbency like TC, he said, "it is a fact I have to
regret. It is because of organisational weakness."
Praising the spectacular performance of ally Trinamool
Congress, which won all seven seats it contested, Mukherjee
singled out the wresting of the Belgachia East seat here held
since 1977 by late Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)
stalwart Subhas Chakraborty and contested by his widow Ramala
this time.
He pointed out that CPI-M had won the Belgachia East
by a slender margin in 2006.
The TC's win in Rajgunj in North Bengal was also
noteworthy as it was where the CPI-M's 30,000 vote lead in the
Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) poll stood it in
no stead and TC won by over 15,000 votes.
Referring to Congress party losing the Goalpokhar seat
to the Forward Bloc in North Bengal which was a blow and the
party securing fourth position in Kalchini, Mukherjee said the
reasons would be analysed. (MORE) PTI PKC
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