The Trinamool Congress (TMC) surged ahead in over 80 % seats in the West Bengal panchayat polls held on May 14.
Initial trends also indicated that the BJP has emerged as the primary Opposition leading in more seats than the Left Front, though the difference between the TMC and BJP remained huge.
In Nadia district, which saw maximum violence during the polls, of the 2,691 gram panchayat seats that went to polls, trends were available of 1987 seats, of which the TMC is leading in 1,857 seats, the BJP in 87 and the Left Front in 15 seats.
Similarly, in Malda district, out of 2,230 gram panchayat seats, trends are available for 1,188 seats. Out of this, the ruling TMC is leading in 1,039 seats, the Congress in 93, the BJP in 33 and the Left front in 11 seats.
In Jhargram district, trends available for 633 out of 780 gram panachayat seats indicated that the TMC was leading in 581 seats, the BJP in 39 and the Left Front in 9 seats.
The trends for panchayat samiti and zilla parishads also indicated that the ruling party is ahead in more than 90% seats.
Over 20 people were killed in large scale violence that was reported during polling.
Almost 34 % seats in gram panachayat and panchayat samitis has been won by the TMC without any contest. The Opposition alleged that their candidates were not allowed to file nomination.
