Question

The politics in West Bengal is dominated by which political party?
a. Communist Party of India
b. Indian National Congress
c. Trinamool Congress
d. All the above

Answer 1

Hint:
West Bengal has been an important region in Indian Political History, since the time the British were ruling India. Many important events and organizations which influenced the politics of India originated in West Bengal.


Complete solution:
The West Bengal government is elected by the people as it is a part of India, which is a democratic country. Universal suffrage, i.e. every person above 18 years of age can vote to choose the leader they want. Through the history of politics in West Bengal, we see that Congress was in rule from 1947 to 1962, and then again from1972 to 1977. The Left Front ruled from 1977 to 2011. Trinamool Congress has been ruling since 2011 to the present day.

Additional information: In the West Bengal legislative assembly of the year 2011, Trinamool Congress defeated the Left Front which was led by Communist Party of India (Marxist) by an absolute majority. The role of the Chief Minister of West Bengal was given to Mamata Banerjee, who was the leader of the Trinamool Congress party. The same results were found in the panchayat elections of 2013 and the General Election of 2014. Trinamool Congress party won 34 of the 42 Lok Sabha seats in the state.


Hence, the correct answer is option D.

Note:
When the question says the dominance of politics, it does not mean who is currently in rule in the state of West Bengal. It is used to talk about the entire political history of the state, which has seen all the three parties mentioned in the question have ruled the state for a considerable time.