But following the alliance (with the Tamang camp), we are feeling it has harmed us more. The Darjeeling leaders of Trinamul noted that the party had polled more than 91,000 votes in the hills in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections when it had a tie-up with the GNLF. He accused top Trinamul leaders of “misguiding” Mamata on the alliance. This is what the party workers feel,” said Mukhia. But Trinamul workers now think there was lack of coordination at the grassroots level,” said Mukhia.

Source: The Telegraph June 02, 2019 22:49 UTC