Kolkata, April 28: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday expressed concerns that the BJP will benefit from the vote division against it in the state.
“Always remember that only the Trinamool Congress is fighting the real battle in West Bengal against the BJP. Do you want me to surrender before the CPI-M? In West Bengal, the Trinamool Congress has no understanding with any other party. But in places Other, we support the Congress. We are playing a leading role in ensuring the victory of the India bloc so a split in the anti-BJP votes in West Bengal is undesirable,” she said while addressing an election rally in Malda in the state “A split in the opposition votes here will be a disaster for West Bengal.”
Banerjee, who is also Trinamool chief, claimed that she tried to convince the Congress leadership not to reach any kind of understanding with the CPI(M).
“I was also willing to give up two seats to Congress. But the Congress leadership did not listen to me. I have always tried to help the Congress, even though they do not have any representation in the State Assembly. But the Congress leadership here preferred to hold the hand of the Communist Party of India.
She said Trinamool MPs are the most vocal against the BJP on the floor of Parliament.
Banerjee also claimed that the BJP’s expectations of crossing the 400 mark will not come true this time. “Let them get past 200 first,” she said.