KOLKATA: (Feb 11) The Congress’ decision to go solo in the West Bengal assembly polls has narrowed the opposition space, reinforced the state’s entrenched TMC-BJP binary and shifted the focus from alliance arithmetic to vote consolidation in an increasingly two-cornered battle.
Senior leaders across party lines agreed that the breakdown of the Left-Congress understanding has effectively collapsed the space for a “third pole” in Bengal politics.
“This election will now be fought almost entirely on the TMC-versus-BJP axis. Breaking that binary without a Left-Congress alliance will be extremely difficult, but our leadership believes the party has nothing left to lose,” a senior Congress leader said, requesting anonymity.
Source: PTI News
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