LF releases list of candidates for KMC elections
Kolkata Nov 26 PTI The CPIM-led Left Front on Friday announced names of candidates for elections to the 144-ward Kolkata Municipal Corporation leaving out 17 seats where it intends to back anti-BJP and anti-TMC forces Unlike the last assembly elections it did not enter into any alliance with the Congress or the ISF The front first to come out with a list of nominees after the State Election Commission on Thursday notified the schedule for KMC elections has fielded 56 female candidates and 58 male Seventeen of its candidates are from the minority community Elections to the civic body will be held on December 19 We have decided to leave out some seats where our presence is limited and decided to support candidates from the Congress the ISF or eminent individuals if any Left Front Kolkata convenor Kallol Majumdar said addressing a press conference here Majumdar also pointed out that 50 per cent of the candidates are aged below 50 years He further asserted that the fronts present electoral tactical line envisages that the BJP is the main enemy and the TMC too must be defeated Majumdar maintained that Left Front will back anti-BJP and anti-TMC forces in places where they can pose a difficult challenge to the saffron camp or the states ruling party Fielding candidates in such places will only lead to division of votes among the forces that seek to defeat the BJP or the TMC he said Announcing names for 114 seats Majumdar a leader of the Left Front constituent CPIM said that nominees for 13 more seats will be announced in a day or two Earlier in the year the Left Front had fought the assembly elections in West Bengal in alliance with the Congress and the newly formed ISF The ISF managed to bag one constituency while the other two parties drew a blank PTI AMR RMS RMS
Kolkata Nov 26 PTI The CPIM-led Left Front on Friday announced names of candidates for elections to the 144-ward Kolkata Municipal Corporation leaving out 17 seats where it intends to back anti-BJP and anti-TMC forces Unlike the last assembly elections it did not enter into any alliance with the Congress or the ISF The front first to come out with a list of nominees after the State Election Commission on Thursday notified the schedule for KMC elections has fielded 56 female candidates and 58 male Seventeen of its candidates are from the minority community Elections to the civic body will be held on December 19 We have decided to leave out some seats where our presence is limited and decided to support candidates from the Congress the ISF or eminent individuals if any Left Front Kolkata convenor Kallol Majumdar said addressing a press conference here Majumdar also pointed out that 50 per cent of the candidates are aged below 50 years He further asserted that the fronts present electoral tactical line envisages that the BJP is the main enemy and the TMC too must be defeated Majumdar maintained that Left Front will back anti-BJP and anti-TMC forces in places where they can pose a difficult challenge to the saffron camp or the states ruling party Fielding candidates in such places will only lead to division of votes among the forces that seek to defeat the BJP or the TMC he said Announcing names for 114 seats Majumdar a leader of the Left Front constituent CPIM said that nominees for 13 more seats will be announced in a day or two Earlier in the year the Left Front had fought the assembly elections in West Bengal in alliance with the Congress and the newly formed ISF The ISF managed to bag one constituency while the other two parties drew a blank PTI AMR RMS RMS
