Posted 1/24/2024, 2:28:00 PM
TMC to Go Solo in Bengal, AAP in Punjab After Failing to Reach Agreements with Congress, Hindering Opposition Unity Efforts
- Mamata Banerjee announced TMC will contest Lok Sabha polls solo in West Bengal after failing to reach seat sharing agreement with Congress
- TMC accused Congress of making unreasonable demands and delaying talks; Congress said no one can imagine opposition bloc without Mamata
- Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann said AAP will fight Lok Sabha polls solo in state and win all 13 seats; claimed AAP has nothing to do with Congress
- Developments come as blow to efforts to unite opposition parties under INDIA alliance to take on BJP in 2024 elections
- Regional parties consolidating influence and unwilling to play second fiddle to Congress emerging as challenge for opposition unity