Indicating a political spat over the seat-sharing issue within the Opposition INDIA bloc, West Bengal Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has hit out at CM Mamata Banerjee, asserting that she was "busy serving" Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Moreover, Cowdhury also maintained that the grand old party did not want to establish an alliance with the TMC and could contest elections on its own in the general election.
"We did not ask for alms. Mamata Banerjee herself said she wanted an alliance. We do not need Mamata Banerjee's mercy. We can contest elections on our own. Mamata Banerjee actually doesn't want an alliance as she is busy serving PM Modi " Chowdury told reporters.
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The Congress leader's comment came in the backdrop of the feud with the ruling TMC over seat sharing in the upcoming general elections. According to sources, Trinamool Congress offered two seats to the Congress.
During the meeting of the Opposition INDIA bloc, held in Delhi in December, it was decided that the seat-sharing talks for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections should be finalised at the earliest.
