Kolkata: In a serious setback to the opposition INDIA alliance, the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday stated that it’ll contest all 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal. TMC MP Derek O’Brien confirmed this improvement and added that the get together can also be within the fray in just a few seats in Assam and the Tura Lok Sabha seat in Meghalaya.
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Mamata Banerjee Agency On Solo Battle In Bengal
Addressing the media, TMC Rajya Sabha MP Derek O’Brien reiterated Mamata Banerjee’s earlier announcement, stating, “Just a few weeks in the past, the TMC Chairperson and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee acknowledged that TMC is preventing all of the 42 seats in Bengal. We’re additionally within the fray in just a few seats in Assam and the Tura Lok Sabha seat in Meghalaya. There isn’t any change on this place.” This reaffirms Mamata Banerjee’s constant stand on preventing alone in Bengal.
Earlier, Mamata Banerjee severed ties with the Congress, asserting that TMC would go solo in West Bengal for the Lok Sabha polls, dealing a considerable blow to the opposition INDIA bloc. She emphasised, “I had no discussions with the Congress get together. I’ve all the time stated that in Bengal, we are going to struggle alone. I’m not involved about what will probably be finished within the nation, however we’re a secular get together, and in Bengal, we are going to alone defeat the BJP.”
AAP Follows Swimsuit: Solo Enterprise In Punjab
In response to TMC’s determination, the Aam Aadmi Social gathering (AAP) additionally declared its determination to go solo, this time in Punjab.
Congress-Samajwadi Social gathering Forge Alliance In Key State
In the meantime, in a contrasting transfer, the Congress and the Samajwadi Social gathering introduced a strategic seat-sharing association for the upcoming Lok Sabha election. Other than its conventional strongholds of Rae Bareli and Amethi, the Congress revealed plans to contest Varanasi, Ghaziabad, and Kanpur seats in Uttar Pradesh. The formal announcement of the alliance detailed that Congress would contest 17 seats, with the Samajwadi Social gathering taking up the remaining 63 seats within the electorally essential state.
The success of this seat-sharing pact represents a notable achievement for Congress, which has confronted challenges in negotiating seat-sharing with the Trinamool Congress in West Bengal. This alliance marks a big improvement within the political panorama as events align themselves strategically within the lead-up to the Lok Sabha elections.
