Congress to Contest All 294 West Bengal Assembly Seats Solo

• The Congress party announced its decision to contest all 294 seats independently in the upcoming West Bengal Assembly polls.
• The decision was made at a high-level meeting involving Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, and senior WBPCC leaders.
• The meeting took place at Mallikarjun Kharge's residence at 10, Rajaji Marg, New Delhi.
• State in-charge Ghulam Ahmed Mir stated that contesting solo aims to boost party workers' morale, which was affected by past alliances.
• In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly polls, the Congress allied with the Left Front but failed to secure any seats.