The Left Front has suffered a big jolt in panchayat elections in West Bengal. CPM's defeat in Nandigram and Singur at the hands of Trinamool Congress has proved that the people will not tolerate oppressive policies. Trinamool Congress has won all the four seats of district council of Nandigram. The party has also occupied the three seats of Singur in Hoogli district. Earlier, these seats were under CPM. Nandigram comes under Madinipur district. Though CPM had spent a lot of money in campaigning and used all the methods to win the election but all went in vain.