Congress Decides to Contest West Bengal Elections Alone

Kolkata: Congress has decided to not form any alliance for the upcoming West Bengal elections. The party will fight solo on all 294 seats. The decision was taken after Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi held a meeting with the leaders of the West Bengal unit of the Congress on Thursday in New Delhi. West Bengal Congress in-charge Ghulam Ahmad Mir said, "A meeting was held today and everyone was present in it. The topic was what the party leaders think about the upcoming elections in West Bengal, how to move forward. All leaders gave their opinions...everyone's views were heard...The leadership's view was that this time we will contest the elections in West Bengal alone." He added, “This time in West Bengal, our workers and cadre want that we should contest alone on 294 seats in the state. The national leadership stands with the decision made by the state leadership.”