Summary:
The district Trinamool Congress leadership is confident of retaining all the three municipalities, as the residents of the areas under jurisdiction of these civic bodies "have never witnessed such huge development work ever in the history of North Dinajpur". It is for the first time that residents of Kaliaganj Municipality are getting supply of safe drinking water at their houses. According to Kartik Pal, Chairman of Kaliaganj Municipality, there was nothing called sewarage system in the municipal areas. Trinamool Congress formed its board for the first time in the 17-seat Kaliaganj Municipality in 2016, where 13 councillors hail from the party now. Kanaiyalal Agarwal, Trinamool Congress district president, said: "We are confident of winning the polls as people will reelect us on the basis of development work that is being undertaken by our government.".