Khasbheri:
Singur goes to the polls on April 30 but there is a great deal of anger among farmers, both among those who gave up their land for the Nano project and those who didn't want the project.
Khashbheri village is the epicentre of the anti-Tata agitation in Singur. Today, all that remains is the skeleton of the Nano project -- a constant reminder of a collective dream that went up in smoke.
Over 11,000 farmers who had given their land have suffered the most. The factory never took off, jobs disappeared and the compensation cheques left them ostracised within the community.
"They did not give us jobs. The promises made to us were not kept," said Sunil Das, an unemployed villager.
Das's own brother Prasanta killed himself because his land was acquired. Around 2,000 farmers like him stalled the Tata project because they had invested heavily in their land.
Singur has substantial agriculturally productive land but after land reforms, holdings are small. So is the yield. Industrialisation was the logical next step but didn't take place.
"The role that Opposition has played in the state particularly in regard to development and industrialisation, construction of roads, power projects, the destructive and negative kind of politics that was played in the last year and a half is not in the interest of the people," said Nirupam Sen, Minister of Industry, West Bengal.
The confrontation has cost the Left Front heavily. Its own partners turned away after Nandigram and the Opposition won the Panchayat elections. In singur, too, the strong Left base has eroded.
Singur is seething with anger against the government. People here say they will vote, this time for political change.