Summary:
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress retained its control over Naihati municipality by defeating the BJP by 24-0 votes on Wednesday. With this, the Trinamool Congress retained its control over six municipalities in North 24-Parganas, which had gone under the control of the BJP soon after the result of Lok Sabha election on May 23. Trinamool's control over Naihati municipality has sent a clear message to Mukul Roy and BJP MP Arjun Singh that the saffron party is fast losing its control in North 24-Parganas. When these councillors joined the BJP, the party's national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya had said just as Parliament election in Bengal was held in seven phases, Trinamool leaders will join the BJP in seven phases. However, that has not happened and everywhere local leaders who had joined the BJP from Trinamool are returning to their old fold..