Communists routed in West Bengal polls
Historic defeat in Indian state brings to an end the Communist Party’s 34 years in power.
Published On 13 May 2011
The Communist Party has suffered a historic defeat in India’s regional elections, losing in its two main bastions of West Bengal and Kerala.
Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress is on course to win a landslide in West Bengal, bringing to an end the communists’ 34 years in power.
Al Jazeera’s Prerna Suri reports from Kolkata.