Congress to Go Solo in West Bengal Polls; Mamata Banerjee Reacts

• Congress announced its decision to contest all 294 seats alone in the upcoming West Bengal Assembly polls.
• The decision was made after a high-level meeting in New Delhi attended by Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, Subhankar Sarkar, and Ghulam Ahmad Mir.
• Ghulam Ahmad Mir stated that cadres felt demoralized by past alliances, leading to the decision to fight independently.
• Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee reacted to the announcement, stating, "What is the objection? They said what they wanted to say."
• In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, the Congress-Left alliance failed to win any seats, while TMC secured a landslide victory.