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PM candidate, a fictional idea: Mamata

Kolkata: Trashing pre-poll surveys putting Narendra Modi ahead in the prime ministerial race, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today said the idea of a PM candidate is “fictional” as it is not backed by Constitution.

On fielding film stars and intellectuals in Lok Sabha poll, she said “no party has a balanced candidate list”.  

“We always give winnable seats to them, unlike the Left who field new candidates in weak seats. Everyone makes a beginning. Politics is a learning process. We are there to guide them,” she said.

Rejecting the existence of “Brand Mamata”, she said there was no such thing as ‘brand' in Trinamool Congress.

That is for high-flying people. “I am a commoner. We do not believe in any distinction.”