‘We alone are capable of contesting elections’, why did TMC MP say this on opposition unity? learn

TMC On Opposition Unity: next year in 2024 Lok Sabha Elections Before the exercise of uniting the opposition is fast. Last month, Nitish Kumar called a meeting in Patna, the capital of Bihar, in which leaders of several parties participated. West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) Chief Mamta Banerjee also participated in this meeting. Now the MP of his party has given a statement regarding the opposition.

TMC MP Saugata Roy has said about the opposition unity, “We do not want the opposition unity to be affected (in West Bengal). TMC alone is capable of contesting parliamentary elections in Bengal and we do not need opposition unity.” At the same time, after the meeting of the opposition in Patna, it is being said about its next meeting that it will be held in Bengaluru, the capital of Karnataka.

Major opposition parties including Congress, NCP will be included

This meeting is being held with the consent of the leaders of the parties who attended the last meeting in Patna. It has the consent of NCP, JDU, JMM, Shiv Sena (UTB), DMK, Left, Samajwadi Party, NC, PDP, Trinamool and others. It is believed that the future formula of opposition unity will take a shape in this meeting.

#WATCH , We do not want opposition unity to have an impact (in West Bengal). TMC alone is capable of fighting parliamentary elections in Bengal and we do not need opposition unity, says TMC MP Sougata Roy pic.twitter.com/kasBqNhhEZ

— ANI (@ANI) July 2, 2023

Earlier, in the meeting on June 23, a final agreement was made by the opposition parties to unite and challenge the BJP-led central government. Now, after a detailed discussion on this in the meeting on July 14, a consensus can be reached on the name of the alliance and its national convenor.

However, this discussion has intensified even before this. In the Patna meeting itself, an important ally of the alliance gave a hint regarding the name of the alliance and its ally. If no opposition party has any objection to this, it can be formally announced after the Bengaluru meeting.

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