The Congress, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and their prospect of forming an alliance ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections may have received varying degrees of approval from various members of the parties, but when it comes to the West Bengal State Legislative Assembly, the Congress He suffered his only defeat. MLAs of the party led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
trust feeThree months back, he had won the Sagardighi seat as a Congress candidate. Biswas, popularly known as Bidi Baron in his constituency, joined the TMC on Monday in the presence of the ruling party’s national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee.
Biswas joined TMC in Ghatal area of West Medinipur district and said Congress “had no role in their victory”.
“To strengthen your resolve to fight against the divisive and discriminatory politics of the BJP, you have chosen the right platform. Together, we will win!” All India Trinamool Congress said on Twitter.
Biswas switched to TMC during the ongoing public relations campaign of the party. Trinamool Eh Nabojowar (New Wave in Trinamool).
Biswas’ victory from the Sagardighi seat helped the Grand Old Party secure representation in the state assembly after it failed to open its account in the 2021 assembly polls.
Congress got a jolt on the day former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram suggested TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee Initiate talks based on his call to support Congress in states providing mutual support to regional parties for 2024 general elections.
CM Banerjee had earlier this month said that her party would support the Congress where it is strong in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls in return for mutual support to regional parties. His statements came after the Congress again registered a landslide victory in the crucial karnataka assembly election,
Notably, after CM Banerjee’s statements of supporting Congress provided Mallikarjun Kharge-led party does not fight TMC in West Bengal, Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury rubbished CM Mamata Banerjee’s statements and said that Congress will definitely contest against TMC in West Bengal.
Vishwas joining TMC comes at a time when BJP’s rival parties are trying to forge opposition unity in the fight against the saffron camp in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
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Updated: May 29, 2023, 08:43 PM IST