WB Cong leader Adhir Chowdhury meets Rahul Gandhi over proposed seat sharing in Bengal
West Bengal Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Monday met Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi and discussed various aspects on the proposed seat sharing with the CPI(M) in the state.
The meeting between Chowdhury and Congress president Rahul Gandhi came amid an ongoing impasse between the Congress and the Left party over the issue.
Gandhi has enquired about the positives and negatives of the proposed seat sharing with the CPI(M) in Bengal, according to Congress sources.
Chowdhury has briefed Gandhi about all the aspects of the proposed seat sharing with the CPI(M) and the hurdles.
"During the meeting Adhir Chowdhury also said that the Congress workers in Bengal are of opinion that the Congress should either go alone or go for seat sharing with the Left.
"But under no circumstances should the party align with the TMC in Bengal as it would be a severe jolt to the organisation in the state," a senior Congress leader, privy to the development, said.
The CPI(M) on Monday proposed "no mutual ...