Mamata Banerjee Meets Sonia Gandhi After CID Raid, Sources Say No Merger Talks Held
West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee met Congress MP and Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi following recent political
West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee met Congress MP and Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi following recent political developments in Bengal. The meeting came shortly after the CID visit to Mamata Banerjee’s Kalighat residence-cum-office in connection with the alleged forged signature probe linked to the TMC legislature party row.
The development had triggered speculation over possible political realignments amid the ongoing turmoil within the Trinamool Congress. However, sources said the Mamata-Sonia meeting did not involve any discussion on a merger, putting speculation over a possible TMC-Congress merger to rest for now.
The meeting is being viewed in the larger context of opposition unity, INDIA bloc coordination and Mamata Banerjee’s political outreach as TMC faces internal challenges
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