Trinamool Congress is a dominant force in Kanthi Dakshin assembly constituency. The party also gains from the sorry state of affairs that characterize the opposition parties. Internal factionalism in the CPM is a cause of concern for the Left which is not able to win the confidence of the voters after its decimation in 2011 in all the constituencies of the Purba Medinipur district in which the Kanthi South is located.
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