Chief Minister of WB, Smt. Mamata Banerjee in the Formation of Government in India in 2014. Do you know a political leader in India who believes that there are no permanent friends or foes in politics? The leader is not only of a great importance in regional politics but also at national level. Dressed in a traditional cotton sari and rubber sandals, she has changed the way electoral politics was dictated in West Bengal. You are right! She is Mamata Banerjee. She has ended the 34 year long democratic rule of the Left Front (LF) led by CPI (M) in the state.

But everyone is not happy. The urban population of West Bengal (WB) has taken their strongest guards against her as well as for her party Trinamool Congress (TMC). Many issues that have a widespread dissonance among the people of WB include a massive Chit Fund issue, acts of violence by TMC party workers during the last Panchayat Elections and controversies involving rape cases.

"Maa, Maati, Manush!" This was the slogan that rural population in WB found very close to their identity and heart. The resonance of the rural population to this slogan ensured huge loss for the LF in southern parts of WB. The three tier election was held in July 2013 involving District Councils, Panchayat Samities and Gram Panchayat seats. TMC thumping win in all the three formats held put an end to all speculations of a downfall of Mamata and a split in her party.

Mamata has been accused by various groups to be arrogant and intolerant to criticism. The leader who has been voted as the most honest politician by the social group IAC is focusing on improving health sector, sanitation and poverty alleviation in the state. Her dictatorship trait involving forced resignation of former railway minister Dinesh Trivedi and Kunal Ghosh controversy involving Saradha Chit Fund can take a back seat as for now.

In the absence of any unified leadership for Congress in WB together with the downfall of LF in southern districts of the state Mamata wave is likely to continue as she has been able to win the trust of Muslims and rural population of the state. We need greater insights to understand how from just winning 1 seat in 2004 Mamata was able to win 19 seats in 2009 at Lok Sabha elections. Mamata phenomenon in the state is ruled by many factors.

First thing first, ruling parties in WB are chosen by minority vote banks. Muslims alone account for 30% of the total electorates. Mamata has heavily relied in the support of these minority groups together with all those disadvantageous sections of society who have faced ethnic discrimination or poverty in the state for a long time. This includes adivasis, tribals and below the poverty line population.

Second, it is now a proven fact that most of the land holdings in Singur and Nandigram that were marked for the acquisition by WB government under the LF rule were owned by Muslims. Mamata was instrumental in protecting this section of land owners and thus was able to win their faith. Keeping out Tata's Nano project and a proposed SEZ was believed by many as a mistake that Mamata did as the repercussions of such protests was definitely to keep economic development and employment generation in the state at bay.

In 2014, she is expected to win 28 out of a total of 42 seats during Lok Sabha elections. With Nitish Kumar and Naveen Patnaik as her close ally in the national politics, she has all the options of teaming up with Mulayam and Jag Mohan Reddy in AP to call for the next big shot. She has been able to force communists to get isolated from poor in the state. Can she do the same for BJP as well as Congress to deprive them a power at the Centre in few months to come? Don't dare to call her lunatic then?