TMC wins four municipalities, GJM retains three

For first time, Mamata’s party wins Mirik Notified Area in Darjeeling hills

May 17, 2017 11:33 pm | Updated 11:33 pm IST - Kolkata

Trinamool wins four municipalities, GJM three

The Trinamool Congress won four, while the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) retained three municipalities in the West Bengal civic elections. Results of the elections to seven civic bodies were declared on Wednesday. This is the first time in three decades that a party not from the hills has managed to win a civic body in Darjeeling.

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