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TMC Open To Alliance With Congress For Lok Sabha Polls?

TMC Open To Alliance With Congress For Lok Sabha Polls

As the Trinamool Congress announces its decision to contest all 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal, the Congress remains open to the possibility of an alliance with the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC for the upcoming general elections.

Jairam Ramesh, Congress general secretary and in-charge of communications, expressed optimism regarding the coalition, highlighting Mamata Banerjeeโ€™s statement of being in the INDIA alliance with the priority of defeating the BJP.

Ramesh emphasized that talks are ongoing, and doors for collaboration have not been shut despite TMCโ€™s unilateral decision to contest all seats in West Bengal. He stressed the significance of the joint opposition rally in Patna, Bihar, following Prime Minister Narendra Modiโ€™s visit to the state. This rally symbolizes opposition unity aimed at countering the BJP and its allies.

Rahul Gandhi, the former Congress president and current Wayanad MP, altered his ongoing โ€˜Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatraโ€™ to participate in the Patna rally, showcasing the importance accorded to opposition solidarity. Ramesh detailed Gandhiโ€™s schedule adjustments, including an interaction on the Agniveer issue and a road show in Mohna, with the resumption of the yatra planned for the following day.

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Regarding the Lok Dalโ€™s involvement in the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Uttar Pradesh, Ramesh differentiated between factions, asserting that the โ€œrealโ€ Lok Dal, represented by posters of former Prime Ministers Chaudhary Charan Singh and Indira Gandhi, supported Rahul Gandhi during the yatra in Aligarh. He labelled the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) as the โ€œnakli Lok Dalโ€ for joining the BJP-led NDA after the government posthumously conferred the Bharat Ratna on Chaudhary Charan Singh.

Ramesh also addressed speculations about Rahul Gandhi contesting from the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in Kerala, stating that the decision rests with Gandhi. He refrained from commenting on the BJPโ€™s candidate list, emphasizing the Congressโ€™s focus on finalizing its manifesto, candidates, and seats across different states.

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Credit War: Samajwadi Party Claims Credits Of Kanpur Metro Before Modi Inaugurates

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Kanpur: As PM Modi Inaugurated the Kanpur Metro Rail on Tuesday, Samajwadi party digs in for taking credits. Samjwadi Party before the inauguration ceremony shared a photo of the foundation stone event by then-CM Akhilesh Yadav, on Twitter. The 403-seat UP assembly where Yogi rules with an iron-clad majority of 314 seats, is up for grabs in February 2022.

Samajwadi Party slams Bhartiya Janta Party for taking credits for all the work started by them. Listing projects which PM Modi recently inaugurated โ€“ Kushinagar International Airport, Purvanchal Expressway, Ganga Expressway at Shahjahanpur, SP has claimed that all these projects were envisioned by the Akhilesh yadav government.

Samajwadi Party tweeted a photo of laying the foundation stone of Kanpur Metro captioned, โ€œSamajwadi Partyโ€™s work is for public.โ€

Akhilesh Yadav had laid the foundation stone of the project in presence of then Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu and then Kanpur BJP MP, Murli Manohar Joshi.

Amid this BJP replied that Akhilesh Yadav has a habit of banging credits of their work. The construction of this project started when Yogi led BJP government came to power. โ€œThe construction of the project started under the tenure of CM Yogi Adityanath on November 15, 2019, and the 9-km-long first leg of the project was completed in a record tenure. Kanpur Metro is going to be the fastest built metro project in the country,โ€ BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said. BJP said the project took just 25 months to be inaugurated since work started.

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BJP has announced that it will fight along with allies Nishad Party and Apna Dal (S) under the leadership of CM Yogi Adityanath. On the other hand, SP has tied up with Mahan Dal, NCP, SBSP, RLD, PSPL and has kept his doors open for AIMIM, AAP. BSP chief Mayawati has already announced that her party will fight polls alone in UP and Uttarakhand, while allying only with Akali Dal in Punjab. Congress has aggressively campaigned under the leadership of Priyanka Gandhi in the state, eyeing its solo return. Other parties like AIMIM, SP, JDU, AAP, Shiv Sena have announced that it will contest polls.

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