Kolkata: TMC looks set to sweep the violence-scarred rural polls keeping intact the mandate it won two years back during the assembly polls by taking an early but seemingly unassailable lead in results declared till now by the State Election Commission.
The ruling TMC has won in 18,606 gram panchayat seats out of the 27,985 seats declared, besides leading in 8,180 seats, according to the SEC as on Tuesday. Its nearest rival BJP has won 4,482 seats and is leading in 2,419 seats. In all elections are being held for 63,229 gram panchayat seats.
The Left Front has won 1,5002 seats, of which the CPI(M) alone has won 1,424. The Left is currently leading in 969 seats. The Congress won 1,073 seats and is leading in 693.
Other parties won 476 seats and lead in 208 seats, while independents which included TMC rebels won 1,060 seats and lead in 466 seats. Candidates tied for 785 seats so far.
The ruling TMC won 118 Panchayat samiti seats while leading 782 seats. BJP has drawn a blank till now though it is leading in 79 seats, while CPI(M) has won one seat and is leading in 27 others and Congress is leading in 8 seats. Elections were held for 9,728 Panchayat Samiti seats.
TMC has also won all 18 Zila Parishad results declared so far and is leading in 64 others while CPI(M) has won two seats. In all, there are 928 Zila Parishad seats.