Indian general election in West Bengal, 2009
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The Indian general election, 2009 in West Bengal were held for 42 seats with the state going to polls in the last three phases of the general elections
. There was pre-poll alliance in the state between the Indian National Congress
and the Trinamool Congress against the Left Front
. Indian National Congress contested on 14 seats across the state whereas the Trinamool Congress contested on 27 seats and SUCI contested 1 seat.The alliance was largely successful as the Trinamool Congress , the Congress and the SUCI managed to win 19,6 and 1 seat respectively , dislodging the Left Front , which managed to win only 15 seats out of 42.
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Indian general election, 2009
India held general elections to the 15th Lok Sabha in five phases between 16 April 2009 and 13 May 2009. With an electorate of 714 million , it was the largest democratic election in the world to date.By constitutional requirement, elections to the Lok Sabha must be...
. There was pre-poll alliance in the state between the Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
and the Trinamool Congress against the Left Front
Left Front
The Left Front is an alliance of Indian leftist parties. After a 34-year reign in West Bengal, the Left Front was swept from power in the 2011 election...
. Indian National Congress contested on 14 seats across the state whereas the Trinamool Congress contested on 27 seats and SUCI contested 1 seat.The alliance was largely successful as the Trinamool Congress , the Congress and the SUCI managed to win 19,6 and 1 seat respectively , dislodging the Left Front , which managed to win only 15 seats out of 42.
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