Khabar Bureau
Expected to get a clear majority in four out of the seven civic bodies that went to polls on May 14 in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress is all set to take control of the Domkal, Mirik, Pujali and Raiganj civic bodies while BJP ally Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) will retain control of the Darjeeling, Kurseong and Kalimpong municipalities.
The Trinamool Congress victory has sprung a surprise by winning in Mirik, located in the hills, where the party had never won in the past.

The Domkal, Pujali and Raiganj civic bodies are located in the plains, while the rest are in the hills.
Offering special thanks to the voters of Mirik for reposing faith in her party, Trinamool supremo and Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee tweeted, “We will work sincerely for you. After so many decades we begin a new era in the hills. The hills are smiling.”
In Pujali, Trinamool has won 12 wards, followed by BJP in 2 wards and Congress in 1 ward. Bengal’s ruling party also got a majority in Raiganj winning 24 out of 27 wards, in Domkal winning 20 out of 21 wards and in Mirik getting 6 out of 9 wards.
The GJM registered comprehensive victories in Darjeeling winning 31 out of 32 wards, 18 out of 22 wards in Kalimpong and 17 out of 20 wards in Kurseong. The GJM, that holds sway in Darjeeling and neighbouring areas, has been demanding a separate Gorkhaland state for several years. Darjeeling is represented by BJP leader SS Ahluwalia in Lok Sabha, one of the party’s two MPs in the state.