Agartala, Jan 22: Trinamool Congress chairperson and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee along with her nephew and TMC national secretary Abhishek Banerjee are likely to visit Tripura withinside the first week of February to campaign for the upcoming Assembly polls.
According to TMC sources, Trinamool Congress is likely to contest the polls without any alliance in Tripura.
Abhishek Banerjee’s meeting with Tripura TMC officials
It can be stated that on Friday TMC national secretary Abhishek Banerjee held a meeting with Tripura TMC leaders at his office in Kolkata to discuss plans to contest the Tripura Assembly polls.
Talking to the media, TMC leader Rajib Banerjee stated that TMC chairperson Mamata Banerjee has shown everyone that TMC can defeat BJP.
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“The motto of TMC is ‘Ekla Colo Re’ (Walk alone). As of now, it is decided that we would contest the polls without any alliance. There are 60 Assembly seats and we have discussed each seat with Abhishek Banerjee. He will also campaign in Tripura,” stated Banerjee.
It can be stated that TMC had earlier even contested withinside the Tripura Municipality election.
TMC expansion plans
Banerjee also mentioned that after Abhishek Banerjee have become the national secretary of the party, not just in Tripura, TMC is trying to expand its base in the entire North-East part of the country.
TMC Rajya Sabha MP Sushmita Dev stated that the TMC is the only alternative in Tripura.
“If we follow the 2018 Assembly election it is clear that the non-Left Front vote went to BJP. Now the people of Tripura don’t want the BJP. So the only alternative is TMC,” mentioned Sushmita.
