“With the joining of these leaders, TMC has become stronger. We have not yet decided how many seats to contest in the Lok Sabha, though we have kept the option open to contest all the 14 seats in Jharkhand,” Roy said when asked whether Tirkey and Linda would contest Lok Sabha poll.
To a question, Roy said his party was not surprised that the Ramvilas Paswan led Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) had joined the NDA.
“It has not surprised us. But, we are maintaining equal distance from the Congress and the BJP,” Roy said.
Both TMC president and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Paswan had been ministers in the erstwhile NDA government led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
