Women empowerment has always been a core segment of the Mamata Banerjee government’s development issues since it assumed power. If one goes by the representation the TMC has been on the forefront of fielding women candidates. In the 2019 elections 41% of the TMC candidates were women candidates in Bengal. The number of women candidates contesting for Trinamool Congress in 2011 was 31 while in 2016 the number has increased to 45. The CPI(M) fielded around 19 women candidates while the Congress fielded only eight women.

Source: Hindustan Times August 22, 2020 18:00 UTC