Delhi Debacle Behind Mamata Banerjee’s ‘Combat 2026 Polls Alone’ Message To MLAs? – News18
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The TMC chief’s feedback present that whereas she is boosting her MLAs’ confidence forward of polls, she can also be sending a powerful message to the Congress, with whom she shares a blow sizzling, blow chilly relationship
Celebration insiders mentioned Mamata Banerjee, referring to the Delhi election outcomes, talked about within the assembly that the Congress and AAP had not helped one another within the Capital or in Haryana. (PTI)
West Bengal meeting polls should still be a 12 months away, however Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee has made it clear that her social gathering will combat the 2026 elections alone.
On Monday, throughout an inner assembly forward of the Funds Session of Bengal meeting, Banerjee instructed her MLAs that the TMC will go solo in polls. “We’ll come again with greater than two-thirds majority in Bengal subsequent 12 months. Congress has no stake right here,” she is alleged to have instructed her crew.
Celebration insiders mentioned Banerjee, referring to the Delhi election outcomes, talked about within the assembly that the Congress and Aam Aadmi Celebration (AAP) had not helped one another within the Capital or in Haryana.
The chief minister’s assertion makes it clear that the TMC — one of many main gamers of the INDIA bloc — won’t tie up with Congress within the state.
Banerjee’s feedback present that whereas she is boosting her MLAs’ confidence forward of polls, she can also be sending a powerful message to the Congress, with whom the TMC shares a blow sizzling, blow chilly relationship.
After the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Congress changed Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury with Subhankar Sarkar as president of the Bengal unit in an effort to fix ties with the Banerjee-led social gathering. Sarkar is thought to undertake a softer stand in opposition to the TMC in comparison with his predecessor however the swap doesn’t appear to have labored for the Grand Previous Celebration.
Even within the INDIA bloc, the TMC has stored a distance from the Congress, and after the latter’s debacle within the Delhi polls, Banerjee is clearer about not aligning with the Congress.
TMC minister Shobhondev Chatterjee on Monday mentioned: “Banerjee is the one chief who can combat PM Narendra Modi and Amit Shah with none nervousness. There was no alliance with Congress within the final election too and it’s finally her name who she needs to align with.”
In the meantime, BJP chief Suvendu Adhikari, commenting on Banerjee’s determination, referred to as her “intelligent”. “She needs to maintain Congress and Left on reverse ends to chop Hindu votes. It’s best to ask Congress why Banerjee mentioned TMC will go alone.”
