The Times of India

Pushed out by Jyoti Basu, eclipsed by Mamata, crushed by BJP: Congress' 50-year exile in West Bengal

Once a dominant force, West Bengal's Congress party has seen its influence dwindle significantly over five decades. From landslide victories to being overshadowed by communist rule and then Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress, the party now struggles for relevance.