CM Suvendu Adhikari has promised a new KMC board by Dec 7
The attack on Left-run book stalls during Durga Puja and the stampede at Chorbagan Sarbojonin that claimed 19 lives have united the Opposition in attacking the ruling dispensation over its handling of the first puja since the change of govt. A senior functionary said nearly 80% of councillors from the last KMC board remain with the party. CM Suvendu Adhikari had promised a new board at KMC by Dec 7. Parties will need to field more candidates as the ward count has risen from 144 to 209. CPM Kolkata district secretary Kallol Majumdar said the Oct 29-30 meetings would discuss candidates and poll strategy. Pradesh Congress functionary Ashutosh Chatterjee said the party would shortlist candidates after the Oct 28 deadline.
But we apprehend BJP will use state machinery to arrest our candidates once names are announced,” he said.
Mamata TMC president Baiswanor Chattopadhyay said the party had no dearth of candidates. He said Mamata Banerjee would make the final selection. Kolkata: Opposition parties have begun shortlisting candidates for Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) polls, expected in the last week of Nov, amid buzz about a possible grand alliance against BJP . Mamata Trinamool Congress has stepped up ward- and booth-level meetings. KMC polls are likely in the last week of Nov. Notification could be issued by the end of Oct. “We will do well if elections are free and fair. Several Opposition leaders claimed BJP’s vote share could fall from assembly election levels if polls were free and fair.