Trinamool Congress – TMC just completed its 10 years as a ruling party in West Bengal. It is looking forward to releasing the party’s final report card. The major point of focus shall be the development and reforms brought in by the party since it came into power in 2011 after dislodging Left front from the power.

The recent highlight of TMC is the biggest outreach program it launched, as part of which the workers and leaders of TMC would reach 10 million households in the state focusing on the development strategies. The report card is crucial as it plays an integral role in the upcoming 2021 assembly polls. As per a statement issued by a senior TMC official, the report card will highlight the entire development program launched by TMC in the past 10 years. The official further added, “Each department of the government would come up with its own ledger on what it has done in these years, projects launched and promises kept. The report card would highlight more than a dozen programs of the government.”

TMC has also introduced a new outreach programme called ‘Bongodhhoni’ which means ‘sound of Bengal’. Launched by the party leader and Chief Minister of West Bengal -Mamata Banerjee, it focuses on reaching out to all the women who might not even be TMC supporters to bring about a social movement in support of women. Another interesting programme launched by TMC is the ‘Duare Sarkar’ briefly translated to ‘Government at doorstep’. This program aims to highlight the development activities and programs introduced by the ruling party.

State Education minister Partha Chatterjee, who was present at the launch of ‘TMC Report Card-Ten Years of Development, said that the schemes floated by the Mamata Banerjee government in the last decade have benefited a huge section of people. He also said that party leaders would reach out to people in all 294 assembly constituencies of the state with the report card. Among others, state minister Firhad Hakim and MPs Derek O’Brien and Sudip Bandyopadhyay were also present at the TMC Bhavan during the event.

On the other hand, JP Nadda, the national president of the party trying to make inroads into Bengal polity, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is currently on a two-day visit to West Bengal where he aims at holding two rallies at the Diamond Harbour with the BJP leaders and members of the fishermen community. Nadda had earlier held an outreach program in Bhowanipore, South Kolkata on Wednesday, December 9. From the looks of it, BJP is hoping to turn the table in their favour during the 2021 assembly polls after gaining an impressive performance in the 2019 elections. Nadda’s rally faced the ire of the people, buoyed by TMC when it was pelted with stones with many of its cars damaged.