Overview
- Congress insiders say the party is likely to fight the state polls on its own, though final approval from the leadership is still pending.
- A large majority of Bengal Congress office-bearers oppose any tie-up with the TMC and want to end the alliance with the Left Front.
- The CPM has cleared the way for cooperation with Congress, saying it will work to defeat both the TMC and the BJP and rally forces ready to oppose them.
- AICC observer Sudip Roy Barman labeled the BJP the main enemy, a remark attendees read as possible openness to exploring seat-sharing with the TMC.
- With no alliance decision, Congress campaign planning remains stalled as the TMC and BJP press ahead, following the party’s steep 2021 decline to 2.93% vote share from 91 seats contested.