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TMC Congress Alliance Speculation Rises After Kunal And Subhankar Meeting
- •Speculation of a TMC and Congress alliance in upcoming municipal polls has intensified after a prolonged meeting.
- •West Bengal Pradesh Congress President Subhankar Sarkar and Beleghata MLA Kunal Ghosh met for two and a half hours on Saptami.
- •Kunal Ghosh did not rule out an alliance, making a significant remark about gods uniting to defeat Mahishasura.
- •Sources indicate the discussion focused on how both parties might come closer and initiate talks for the municipal elections.
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A prolonged two-and-a-half-hour meeting between West Bengal Pradesh Congress President Subhankar Sarkar and Beleghata MLA Kunal Ghosh during a family Durga Puja in Beleghata sparked speculation about the two parties forming an alliance for the upcoming municipal polls.
Kunal Ghosh did not rule out the possibility of an alliance, acknowledging that discussions regarding the municipal elections had taken place. Highlighting the potential cooperation, he remarked that just as all the gods united to stop Mahishasura, they met during the puja.
The parties grew closer after the Congress supported Mamata when the TMC faced internal fractures and the Election Commission temporarily froze its symbol. Mamata subsequently supported Congress in the Nandigram by-election, and she recently met with Sonia and Rahul Gandhi during Delhi visits and INDIA bloc meetings.
