Kolkata, March 31 The ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal has turned its attention to its own organizational structure, directing councilors to intensify fieldwork and warning that performance at the ward level will determine their political future.
As the first phase of the West Bengal assembly election formally began with a gazette notification issued and nominations opening, the TMC leadership has asked councillors, mayors, and municipal officials to step out of their offices and return to the streets.
They have been warned that their political future will depend on how their wards perform in the assembly election. Party insiders said this instruction comes from the top leadership.
According to senior leaders, municipal representatives across the state have been told to spend time in the field every day, accompany candidates in door-to-door campaigns, attend booth meetings, and maintain direct contact with voters.
Their performance, however, will not be measured solely by their visibility.
The party is preparing a ward-by-ward assessment of how much time each councillor spends on campaigning, how many homes they visit, how active local workers remain under that councillor's supervision, and, above all, whether the party can secure a lead in the ward.
"Everyone has been told that the first and last identity of a councillor is that of a Trinamool worker," a senior leader told