Siliguri, May 4 -- Siliguri Mayor and All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) candidate for Siliguri Goutam Deb on Monday expressed confidence in the party coming back to power in West Bengal ahead of the start of the vote count for two two-phased assembly polls.

Being SIliguri's mayor since 2022, Deb is looking to make his debut in the state Assembly, saying that he hopes for the people to support him in his political contest. Calling SIliguri his 'motherland', Deb said he has always worked for the betterment of the town, and hoped for a huge wave of public support for him.

"As far as Siliguri is concerned, this is my home town, my motherland. I worked hard for the betterment of Siliguri for the whole of my life. I am contesting here for t...