In a 40-minute interview with Karan Thapar for The Wire, the Congress leader revealed that the possibility of fielding a single candidate in a one-to-one fight against the BJP in 2024 was discussed.
MUMBAI: Against the backdrop of the results of the West Bengal assembly polls wherein the local TMC romped home by defeating its close challenger BJP, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Tuesday said its chief Sharad Pawar will try to form a united front of opposition parties, especially of regional outfits.
Speaking to reporters here, NCP national spokesman and Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik referred to the statement of TMC chief Mamata Banerjee who reportedly said that the unity of the opposition is necessary. Sharad Pawar was also trying to unite all opposition parties before the Bengal elections. In the next few days, Pawar will work for the unity of opposition parties, especially of regional parties, Malik said.
Why Yashwant Sinha s Decision to Join the TMC Is Politically Significant
Though the former BJP leader is unlikely to make a difference electorally in West Bengal, his presence will give a further fillip to the notion that Mamata Banerjee is the fulcrum of the opposition at the national level.
Yashwant Sinha joins the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on March 13, 2021. Photo: PTI
Politics14/Mar/2021
New Delhi: Yashwant Sinhaâs decision to join the Trinamool Congress (TMC) ahead of the tightly-contested assembly polls in West Bengal may not be electorally crucial but is politically significant for various reasons.
Over the past few years, the former BJP Union minister has emerged as one of the most bitter critics of Prime Minister Narendra Modiâs leadership and the dominance of his personality cult in the saffron party. Sinha’s interventions have particularly been critical in the areas of foreign policy and political economy. In recent times, he has rallied behind the farmers