Mamata tsunami sweeps aside all opposition in Bengal

The dismal scenario for the Left-Congress alliance was reflected in its unofficial chief ministerial candidate, CPI-M state secretary Surjya Kanta Mishra suffering a humiliating defeat by over 13,000 votes in Narayangarh. He had been winning from there since 1991.Mishra, also the leader of the opposition in the outgoing assembly, said the alliance with the Congress "had its faults" and attributed a "tacit understanding" between the Trinamool and the BJP behind the ruling party's electoral triumph.