Mala Roy, who had recently defected to TMC from Congress, has been nominated as the chairperson of the civic body.

BJP national joint general secretary (organisation), Shiv Prakash said the party should make use of technology to reach out to the people.

There will not be any change in BJP's team in Bengal till the Assembly elections, which will be contested in the presence of central forces.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee aims to put some tough questions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he visits West Bengal for a two-day tour starting May 9.

CPM state secretary Surya Kanta Mishra urged PM to reopen two urea manufacturing factories at Durgapur and Haldia.

State BJP chief Rahul Sinha brushed aside such reports as rumours and blamed media for spreading false information.

Sources at Barasat Hospital claimed unclaimed bodies from the morgue are disposed of at regular intervals.

This comes a day after N Bengal minister said 47 councillors will vote for TMC to form the board.

"I apprehend that the TMC government would get all the 23 winning councillors of CPM arrested on false charges," said Ashok Bhattacharya.

Reddy said the strength of Left is intact and they are gearing up for Assembly elections in Bengal next year.

Referring to the AAP, he said the party which had raised hopes of being “different” from the herd “became a victim of Delhi-centredness".

The difference between the scheme run in other states and the one started in Bengal is funding.

The party is also warming up to 2016 Assembly election as it organises a “political workshop” for its youth wing.

Claiming that the people have made the bandh a success, BJP president Rahul Sinha said: “I want to thank the people who had made the bandh such a success."

"I have watched TV and seen that Trinamool ‘bike brigade’ was going around saying shopowbers to open shops," said Bose.

Though government offices reported normal attendance and Kolkata airport saw regular traffic, large parts of the city wore a deserted look.

Now, a battle over bandh in state.

Ananda Marg spokesperson Acaharya Divyachetananand said the “sacred procession” would be held despite the bandh called by Left parties on Thursday.

CPM terms it as ‘goondaism’, BJP says ‘undemocratic’.

The Left Front has called for a 12-hour bandh on Thursday to protest against the incidents of violence during the just-concluded municipal polls and has got support from the BJP.

Congress and Left Front likely to form board in three and one civic bodies, respectively.

BJP leader Rupa Ganguly on the future course of action for the saffron party in the state.

CPM has won in 23 out of the 47 seats, six more than Trinamool in the civic body poll.

State BJP president Rahul Sinha, claimed that BJP has managed to pull off an impressive result.