The Trinamool Congress is facing a difficult situation with desertion of some of its heavyweights. Mamata Banerjee's overbearing attitude has created displeasure among the party's rank and file. The ebullient uprising of the Trinamool Congress during the Singur agitation under Mamata's stewardship uprooted the Left Front rule in West Bengal. But the same party is now struggling to consolidate its hold due to the desertion of prominent MLAs into the BJP. West Bengal is on the threshold of a political transformation.
