The CPM and other Left constituents will try to forge an alliance after the parliamentary elections and scout for partners other than the BJP and Trinamul, CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury said on Saturday. We want to remove the BJP from the Centre and Trinamul from Bengal. Asked about the possibility of a tie-up with the Congress, Yechury said: “We will wait for the Congress’s decision. We will invite all those political forces of the state that are against Trinamul and the BJP at our (the CPM’s) February 3 public meeting in Calcutta,” Yechury said. Left-leaning economist Prasenjit Bose said Saturday’s rally might “provide some solace to the secular camp”.

Source: The Telegraph January 19, 2019 19:52 UTC