05-13-2006, 12:14 AM
The extent of the Congress support for this landslide CPIM win in West bengal can be seen from the voting percentages:
Party voting percentages in 2001 voting percentages in 2006
Left Front 50.4 47
Trinomul Congress 44 44
+ Congress+ BJP
Congress share in 2006 is 19.7%. The voting percentage shows that Left vote has dropped in 2006 compared to 2001. So there was a large and visible effect due to Election Commission's crackdown on left vote rigging. Then why is that Left front seat strength increased in 2006 compared to 2001? The answer is that Congress party leadership made sure that no anti-left front vote is possible in west bengal. This cost the ant-left about 100 seats.
Party voting percentages in 2001 voting percentages in 2006
Left Front 50.4 47
Trinomul Congress 44 44
+ Congress+ BJP
Congress share in 2006 is 19.7%. The voting percentage shows that Left vote has dropped in 2006 compared to 2001. So there was a large and visible effect due to Election Commission's crackdown on left vote rigging. Then why is that Left front seat strength increased in 2006 compared to 2001? The answer is that Congress party leadership made sure that no anti-left front vote is possible in west bengal. This cost the ant-left about 100 seats.