Two days after Trinamool Congress (TMC) chairperson and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ruled out an alliance with it for the coming Assembly polls, the Congress on Thursday said it would contest the elections alone. The announcement came after party leaders from Bengal met senior leaders, including party president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi in Delhi. The leadership’s view was that the party will contest the Bengal polls alone this time. The national leadership stands with the state’s leadership’s decision.”In the 2016 and 2021 Assembly polls, the Congress contested 92 seats in alliance with the Left. Left hits backAdvertisementThe Left too does not seem keen on a tie-up with the Congress.

Source: Indian Express February 06, 2026 05:13 UTC