Kolkata / Agartala, May 19 (TIWN): Even though poster boy of CPI-M Tripura CM Manik Sarkar campaigned hard in WB election, but the result is miserable for CPI-M there. West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress was way ahead of its rivals in assembly elections on Thursday, leading in 214 seats of the 294 constituencies where trends were available.

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Candidates of the BJP and its allies were leading in 10 places. The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, one of the BJP’s allies, was ahead in Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Kurseong.

The Trinamool wave appeared to be crushing all the opposition in the southern parts of the state while the Left-Congress challenge was most visible in northern Bengal.

Among the prominent Trinamool leaders on the road to victory was Finance Minister Amit Mitra from Khardaha.

Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) state secretary Surjya Kanta Mishra led from his constituency Narayangarh while Congress’ Manas Bhunia was ahead in Sabang.