Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee said Monday her party will support the Congress where it is strong in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. This is the first time that Mamata Banerjee has cleared the air on TMC’s stand on a possible strategy for opposition unity in the electoral battle ahead.
“Wherever the Congress is strong, let them fight. We will give them support, there is nothing wrong (in that). However, the Congress will have to support other political parties also,” Banerjee told reporters at the state secretariat. “Like in Bengal, Congress will have to support the TMC as we are strong here. To get support, Congress also has to back other parties, Banerjee added.
The TMC supremo also clarified that she expected the seat-sharing formula to give priority to regional players in areas where they were strong. “Strong regional parties must be given priority,” asserted the TMC supremo.
Banerjee had earlier saluted the people of Karnataka after the BJP lost power there while avoiding mention of the grand old party with which TMC has had run-ins in the past. Banerjee also has been very critical of the Congress on numerous occasions.