18 years, 6 months ago

Trinamul turnaround

In yet another political somersault, Mamata Banerjee joins hands with the Congress for the September byelections. VOTERS of West Bengal are witness to yet another political somersault by Mamata Banerjee, the mercurial leader of the All India Trinamul Congress. Its working president Pradip Bhattacharya told Frontline: "Prior to this year's Assembly elections, there was an effort to unite against the Left Front, but it didn't materialise owing to Mamata Banerjee's reluctance to leave the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance. The State Congress leadership, however, is optimistic that the situation as it stands would make it very difficult for Mamata Banerjee to remain in the NDA. For one, the Congress high command may not take kindly to the State unit going all out against the CPI while Mamata Banerjee maintains her alliance with the NDA.

The Hindu

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