Friday,the 13th,lucky for Trinamool Congress

Banerjee had founded the All India Trinamool Congress in January,1998,and within 13 years,steered it to a massive victory in the state throwing out the over three-decade-old CPIM-led Left Front.

On the other hand,in 1977,the number had proved lucky for the CPIM when the party emerged out of a split with the Communist Party of India in 1964 and took over governance in West Bengal 13 years after its formation.

Before the counting,a sms was in circulation which read ‘Counting date 13th May,Ma Mati Manush 13 letters,Mamata Banerjee 13 letters,chief minister 13 letters’.