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Home / West-bengal / Congress leader says sorry to Left for dishonouring alliance in 2019 Lok Sabha elections Congress leader says sorry to Left for dishonouring alliance in 2019 Lok Sabha elections Campaigned against each other and lost the Raiganj seat to the BJP
A Congress leader on Sunday offered a rare peace offering to the Left, the party’s alliance partner for the state elections a public apology.
Mohit Sengupta, the Congress candidate from Raiganj Assembly seat, apologised publicly to the Left Front for having dishonoured the alliance in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, which many believe led to the defeat of CPM candidate Md Salim and a win for BJP.
Bengal polls: Congress, Left finalise deal on 193 seats; decision on rest later
Bengal polls: Congress, Left finalise deal on 193 seats; decision on rest later
Last Updated: Fri, Jan 29th, 2021, 09:59:06hrs
New Delhi: The Congress and Left Front on Thursday finalised sharing of 193 seats of the total 294 in West Bengal assembly with the Left parties getting the lion s share of 101 seats.
Announcing the poll deal, state Congress president Adhir Chowdhury Thursday said the party will contest in 92 seats and the decision on the rest 101 will be taken at a later date.
The 193 seats for which the seat sharing was announced include the 77 seats that Congress and the Left had won in the 2016 state assembly polls, Chowdhury told reporters at a joint press conference along with Left Front Chairman Biman Bose.
Congress, LF finalise poll deal in 193 seats in WB, decision on rest 101 later: Adhir
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Congress, LF finalise poll deal in 193 seats in WB, decision on rest 101 later: AdhirPTI
Last Updated: Jan 28, 2021, 04:53 PM IST
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Of the 193 seats the LF will contest in 101 and Congress in 92 seats.
The decision on the remaining 101 seats will be taken later, he told reporters here after a joint meeting of the two sides.
Kolkata: The Congress and Left Front on Thursday finalised the poll deal on sharing of 193 seats of the total of 294 of West Bengal assembly, state Congress president Adhir Chowdhury said on Thursday. The decision on the remaining 101 seats will be taken later, he told reporters here after a joint meeting of the two sides.
Congress had then won 44 seats and the Left 33 in the 2016 State election The Congress and Left Front on Thursday finalised the poll deal on sharing of 193 seats of the total of 294 of West Bengal assembly, state Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said on Thursday.
The decision on the remaining 101 seats will be taken later, he told reporters here after a joint meeting of the two sides.
The meeting was held at Bidhan Bhavan, the State Congress headquarters in the city. Left Front chairman Biman Bose and other senior leaders of both the parties were present at the meeting.
Of the 193 seats the Left Front will contest in 101 and Congress in 92 seats. The 193 seats include the 77 seats they had won in the last Assembly poll in 2016.