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.
The high-level committee headed by former president Ram Nath Kovind had written to political parties seeking their opinion on the matter.
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.
The Ram temple in Ayodhya will be inaugurated on January 22, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and more than 6,000 people expected to attend the 'Pran Pratistha' ceremony.
Trinamool Congress leader Shajahan Sheikh's supporters assaulted the ED officers during the Sandeshkhali raid. The report includes minute-by-minute details and videos of the incident, prompting a potential National Investigation Agency inquiry.
Amid recent speculations of internal divisions, Banerjee clarified during a program in Diamond Harbour, South 24 Parganas district, that unity prevails within the TMC.
An ED team was attacked in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district when it tried to raid the residence of block-level leaders of the ruling TMC in connection with an alleged ration scam case. Giriraj Singh alleged it seems that there was a "Kim Jong Un government" in West Bengal.
In a recent meeting of the INDI alliance which took place in Delhi, majority of the parties of the bloc stressed on finalising seat-sharing in view of the upcoming high stakes elections.
West Bengal news: As per notification, everyone present on occasion will have to be in standing position while the song is being sung or tuned. On Sept 6, a resolution was passed on the floor of WB Assembly to declare Poila Boishakh (Bengali New Year’s Day) as the Statehood Day for West Bengal.
Banerjee, before boarding her car, conveyed her New Year greetings to people of the state and recited few lines of a Tagore poem praying for amity, win of humanity and peace.
West Bengal new DG: A 1989-batch IPS officer with an engineering degree from IIT Roorkee, Kumar held prominent positions such as commissioner of Kolkata Police, joint commissioner (Special Task Force), and director general, among others.
The consecration ceremony of Ram Temple is scheduled for January 22 in Ayodhya. Chief Minister of all the states, key opposition leaders have been invited for the Ram Mandir's grand opening.
With little time left for Lok Sabha polls, the opposition INDIA bloc parties on Tuesday decided to finalise seat-sharing "as soon as possible" and some leaders proposed Mallikarjun Kharge's name as the prime ministerial face of the coalition, but the Congress chief said it is important to win first.
Mamata Banerjee highlighted the cessation of funds for the rural roads program, a joint venture between the state and the Centre. Banerjee pointed out that the Centre collects money through GST, and the state has a rightful share in the funds.
Kurukshetra : Mallikarjun Kharge as I.N.D.I.A PM Face?
Besides discussions on PM face, the key talks during the I.N.D.I.A. bloc meeting focussed on seat sharing as many leaders pressed that it should be resolved before January 1.
I.N.D.I.A bloc leaders brainstormed over the seat-sharing issue as regional parties already hardened their stand claiming maximum seats in their respective states.
This will be the fourth meeting of the Opposition's I.N.D.I.A bloc, which came on a single platform aiming to challenge the winning streak of PM Narendra Modi at the Centre and oust his government from power. The meeting becomes crucial as it is taking place with months to go for the Lok Sabha polls
Opposition bloc I.N.D.I.A. will hold a crucial meeting on Tuesday (December 19) in the national capital to deliberate on seat sharing, a joint campaign blueprint and redrawing the joint strategy to take on the BJP after the setback in the recent assembly polls.
Mamata Banerjee arrived in Delhi last evening. She slammed the government over suspension of several Opposition MPs from Parliament. The Opposition's meeting will be held tomorrow in the national capital.
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