It gets more interesting with subsequent phases. Take Contai that went to polls during the second phase. The Left gets 39%, while the Trinamool gets 46%. Till the fi rst two phases, the Congress has managed to get more than 10% of the total votes polled. That starts changing with the third phase. In Belgachia constituency in Calcutta, the Left gets 44%, while Trinamool gets 53%. The Congress manages a princely 3%. In another Calcutta constituency Beliaghata, the Left gets 48%, while the Trinamool gets 46%. The Congress manages 5%! The political message is quite clear. Has the Congress encouraged a Left victory to ensure the survival of the UPA government at the centre?
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Source:- IIPM Editorial, 2006
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Source:- IIPM Editorial, 2006
