The outcomes of the 2021 West Bengal General Assembly elections have ensured the victory of Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress. With 172 wins until now, the occasion has managed to defeat the different robust candidate, Bharatiya Janata Party, which secured 59 wins.
During the intense campaigning that occurred in Bengal between March and April and the elections that occurred in eight phases, it was clear that TMC and BJP have been the two robust candidates. This mirrored in the outcomes as properly, as the Left Front (together with Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India, All India Forward Bloc, Revolutionary Socialist Party, Marxist Forward Bloc and Indian Secular Front) and it’s alliance with Indian National Congress, have been left going through crushing defeat.
The Left-Congress alliance have secured two leads and no wins until now. This is a stark decline from the 2016 General Assembly Election, the place the alliance (excluding the Indian Secular Front) received 74 seats.
In March, amid rising Covid-19 circumstances, the Left Front had held an enormous road-show in Bengal. After the occasion, Communist Party of India (Marxist) chief Dr Sujan Chakravarty had stated, “We obtained an awesome response from the electorates throughout the roadshow. We are assured that each one these 5 candidates will bag victory in their constituencies,” as reported by Indian Express
The Left Front and its alliance suffering such a big defeat during the Bengal Assembly Elections is surprising, given its long history of power in the state. The Left Front ruled the state for thirty five years, or seven consecutive terms from 1977–2011. For five terms, Jyoti Basu was the Chief Minister and Buddhadev Bhattacharya in the last two terms.
From a long history of violence to a stagnant state of the economy, the Left Front was finally ousted from power by Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress in 2011. With the 2021 victory, it will be her third term as the Chief Minister of West Bengal.
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