The Left ruled continuously for more than three decades in West Bengal unlike Kerala. This could be reason for better performance in Kerala.

Neither left nor right was able to rule the state continuously for two terms till now.
This election, they lost it by just 2 seats...a close finish.
That may be the reason....
But the question arises....why a party was not able to sustain its power????
It shows the incapability......isn't it?

The performance alone does not matter. There are caste, religion, personality cult and international factors also involved. There are a large number of committed voters who always vote for a particular party. The uncommitted voters are fewer and they ultimately decide. In U.P., there are certain caste or groups who will vote for Mayavati/ B.S.P. in all conditions. There are committed voters of B.J.P. and some other parties also. People have also second or third preferences in their mind and sometimes they will vote for any party that could defeat their most disliked one. In U.P. this is what happens. Here many disliked B.S.P. most and so they voted for Samajvadi party even though their first preference could be BJP or congress.

it's really nice that both the parties get rule one after the other. people will be more benefited.

I still have a doubt....when all Bengalis are saying Communists have ruined their state, how were they able to retain the power for these long years???

But when we try to become CM the other politicians definitely will kill me.

The Left ruled continuously for more than three decades in West Bengal unlike Kerala. This could be reason for better performance in Kerala.

Neither left nor right was able to rule the state continuously for two terms till now.
This election, they lost it by just 2 seats...a close finish.
That may be the reason....
But the question arises....why a party was not able to sustain its power????
It shows the incapability......isn't it?

The performance alone does not matter. There are caste, religion, personality cult and international factors also involved. There are a large number of committed voters who always vote for a particular party. The uncommitted voters are fewer and they ultimately decide. In U.P., there are certain caste or groups who will vote for Mayavati/ B.S.P. in all conditions. There are committed voters of B.J.P. and some other parties also. People have also second or third preferences in their mind and sometimes they will vote for any party that could defeat their most disliked one. In U.P. this is what happens. Here many disliked B.S.P. most and so they voted for Samajvadi party even though their first preference could be BJP or congress.

it's really nice that both the parties get rule one after the other. people will be more benefited.

I still have a doubt....when all Bengalis are saying Communists have ruined their state, how were they able to retain the power for these long years???