Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's 'Mamata Banerjee is an opportunist' remark came after party leader Rahul Gandhi said that the West Bengal Chief Minister is "very close" to him.
The exchange of barbs was out in the open between Congress and TMC over the seat-sharing formula in West Bengal, deepening the divide among the Opposition's I.N.D.I.A bloc on the matter.
Farooq Abdullah called upon the Opposition leaders to forget their differences and "think about the country". He said that if seat-sharing talks are not finalised in a time-bound manner, there is a threat to the alliance.
The SP chief made it clear that his party will go to the elections this time to garner support in the name of PDA (Pichchda, Dalit, Alpsankhyak - Backward, SC and Minorities).
The remarks were made at the Kerala Literature Festival, attended by prominent personalities including historian William Dalrymple, Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi, and comedian Kanan Gill, among others. The festival concluded on Sunday.
I.N.D.I.A bloc members held a virtual meeting to discuss key issues including who will be the chairperson, and convenor of the alliance. Apart from this meeting, Congress leaders have been meeting members of the bloc almost on daily basis to discuss seat-sharing for upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
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The Opposition alliance held a virtual meeting today in which discussions was held on seat-sharing among top leaders of the I.N.D.I.A bloc. Talks on appointing the convenor of the alliance were also likely to be held today.
Seat-sharing talks between I.N.D.I.A bloc members are taking place on a daily basis now. However, the parties have not yet informed anything constructive as to how many seats will they be contesting in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Congress has been holding seat-sharing talks with I.N.D.I.A bloc members in Delhi. So far, the discussions have taken place with Shiv Sena, NCP, AAP, RJD, and SP. Lok Sabha elections are due to be held in April-May this year.
I.N.D.I.A bloc members are holding seat-sharing talks with different parties almost on a daily basis now. The Lok Sabha elections are due to be held in April-May this year.
I.N.D.I.A bloc seat-sharing: CM Banerjee’s statement follows TMC’s Lok Sabha Party leader Sudip Bandopadhyay's recent remark that the party has an open heart for the Congress regarding seat-sharing in West Bengal for the Lok Sabha election, but is also prepared to go solo if negotiations fail.
I.N.D.I.A bloc will have no common manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, due to be held in April-May this year, sources said. Each party in the alliance will have their own manifesto, however, the bloc will work for a common agenda.
In 2019, the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) led by Prakash Ambedkar contested the Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra independently and dented the Congress' prospects in some seats.
A meeting of members of the I.N.D.I.A bloc was held at Congress leader's Mukul Wasnik's residence in Delhi. Speaking after the meeting, Sanjay Raut assured that they will fight elections together.
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I.N.D.I.A bloc is holding a key meeting at Mukul Wasnik's residence in Delhi to decide on seat-sharing ahead of Lok Sabha polls. Leaders including Jeetender Ahawad, Sanjay Raut, Mukul Wsnik, Vinayak Raut (UBT), Salman Khurshid, Ashok Gehlot, Balasahab Thorat, Ashok Chavan, Nana Patole are present.
Commenting on the seat sharing in the I.N.D.I.A bloc, Akhilesh Yadav in Ballia said, "It (I.N.D.I.A bloc) will take a decision very soon by taking the SP and other parties along. Let the Surya Uttarayan take place. All decisions will be taken as soon as the Surya Uttarayan occurs," he said.
A series of meetings between members of Congress' National Alliance Committee and I.N.D.I.A bloc leaders are going to take place during the next three days in Delhi to discuss seat-sharing for Lok Sabha polls.
In the past few days, there have been reports of appointing Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as the bloc's convenor.
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