In what is seen by many observers as a semi-final before the 2011 Assembly polls in West Bengal, voters over 81 municipalities in Kolkata voting today to elect legislative body to local civilian agencies in the city.
Approximately 7029 candidates challenging in these referenda. A total of 85, 33,238 voters will exercise their franchise in 1792 branches in the city.
Sunday's election will probably be a litmus test for the ruling Left Front, in power for most civilian agency in the city.
Left Front controls 54 of the 81 civilian agencies. But a series of elections since 2008 Panchayat elections, and last year's Lok Sabha polls has left the ruling party alliance discouraged.
And even if it failed Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Congress to reach concord on sharing seats in the municipal elections gave the collective Party of India - Marxist (CPI-M) led in front of a reason to smile, what should be seen is whether it will be able to advantage of the break.
This is because the anti-monopolist is running high in West Bengal, which has knowledgeable a continuous rule by the Communist parties in more than three decades. At this stage the red bastion clearly vulnerable.
In the case of the TMC and the Congress Party is worried, both seem to be trying to find out if they can perform well without an alliance.
Earlier this month, when Congress demanded 51 seats, it was rejected by Mamata Banerjee, who was willing to offer only 25 seats. Congress discarded this as "humiliating", and decided to field candidate for all departments.
But according to analysts, the move was a calculated one by the Congress party which wanted to break the alliance. It is also clear that Congress does not want TMC to be the only face of opposition in the state.
If TMC lose because of the split would make stronger Mamata Banerjee to give meaning to Congress in 2011.
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