India, Sept. 12 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation and Howrah Municipal Corporation elections are knocking at the door. A few other municipal elections may also take place around the same time, most likely after the Durga Puja and Diwali festivities.

The BJP leadership has made one thing clear: in the upcoming Kolkata Municipal Corporation election, which will now have 209 seats, the party will fight alone. The BJP has decided to follow an "Ekla Chalo" policy in the civic elections.

Why is the BJP taking this decision?

The question becomes important because NCPI leader Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar has said that, since NCPI is an ally of the NDA, the party expects to contest the West Bengal municipal elections together with the BJP. She has...