After calling on Akhilesh, Naveen Patnaik, Mamata to meet Kumaraswamy on Friday
The HinduWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will on Friday meet former Karnataka Chief Minister and Janata Dal leader H.D. On March 17, Ms. Banerjee met with Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav in Kolkata and on Tuesday she left for Odisha to meet Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. Role of the Congress On March 17, Trinamool Congress leadership accused Congress of acting like the “big-boss” of the Opposition and said that the party will maintain distance with both the BJP and the Congress. The meeting between Mr. Kumaraswamy and Ms. Banerjee comes months before the Karnataka Assembly elections.The meeting also assumes significance since the Congress has already ruled out an alliance with the JD for the Karnataka Assembly polls, leaving the JD jockeying for a king-maker’s position, in case the elections result in a hung house. Mr. Kumaraswamy had praised Ms. Banerjee after her victory over the BJP in 2021 West Bengal Assembly polls, describing her as “Goddess Durga who triumphed against evil forces”.