In a blow to hopes of a grand Opposition alliance towards the BJP on the Centre, West Bengal leader minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee has vowed to move it by myself in subsequent year`s Lok Sabha elections.
Speaking to newshounds after the ruling TMC misplaced the Sagardighi bypoll in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district, to the Congress on Thursday, Mamata stated the end result uncovered the “unholy alliance” of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress and the CPI(M), including that her birthday birthday celebration may want to and could combat all 3 rival political forces by myself. She additionally accused the 3 events of gambling the “communal card”.
“If the Congress and the CPI(M) combat Mamata Banerjee with the assist of the BJP, how can they name themselves anti-BJP? All of them had been gambling the communal card (to polarise electorate). This may be very unfortunate. This (defeat in Sagardighi) is a lesson for us, that we ought to now not accept as true with Congress or the CPI(M). We can not go together with events which can be with the BJP. Our alliance might be with the human beings. They (Congress) may also have gained the election however it’s far a ethical defeat for them,” the TMC leader stated.
Further, weighing in at the TMC’s loss withinside the Sagardighi bypoll, Banerjee stated, “Of course, we misplaced the bypoll. I do not blame anyone. In elections, there are victories and defeats. But it’s far this immoral alliance among the opposite political events that we strongly condemn. As a part of this unholy alliance, all CPI(M) and BJP votes went to Congress. I need to invite those events, why are you going into such alliances covertly?”
Left-sponsored Congress candidate Bayron Biswas gained the Sagardighi bypolls, troucing the TMC’s Debashish Banerjee with the aid of using a whopping 22,986 votes. Speaking at the TMC faring poorly withinside the Meghalaya election, the Bengal CM stated, “There became a few confusion in Meghalaya. Voters notion that I became additionally with Congress as each events have the word ‘Congress’ in common. Since I became with the Congress earlier, the electorate may also had been pressured seeing my photos from the Congress days. We’ll paintings to dispose of all confusion.”
“I have to congratulate the human beings of Meghalaya (for assisting TMC win 5 seats). We (TMC) started (campaigning in Meghalaya) simply 6 months in the past and nonetheless were given 15 according to cent of the overall votes polled. This will assist beautify our countrywide birthday birthday celebration fame and additionally allow us to bolster our preserve at the nation because the predominant Opposition birthday birthday celebration. We’ll do higher withinside the subsequent elections,” the Bengal CM added/
According to the very last tally of seats launched with the aid of using the Election Commission, the BJP crossed the bulk mark in Tripura, prevailing 32 seats and garnering approximately 39 according to cent of the overall votes polled. The fledgeling Tipra Motha led with the aid of using royal scion Pradyut Deb Barman completed 2d in Tripura, prevailing thirteen seats.
The CPI(M) and the Congress, which fought the Tripura polls collectively, bagged a mixed depend of 14 seats. The Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT), an best friend of the BJP, gained a lone seat. Significantly, however, the TMC couldn’t open its account in Tripura.
The CPI(M) and the Congress, arch opponents in Kerala, got here collectively withinside the Northeast this time in a bid to oust the BJP from power. However, the mixed vote proportion of the CPI(M) and Congress became simplest approximately 33 according to cent.
Earlier, Mamata had referred to as for Opposition solidarity to combat the BJP in nexr year’s Lok Sabha polls. Banerjee, meanwhile, additionally hailed the route of the Constitution bench of the Supreme Court, to represent a panel comprising the Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition and the Chief Justice of India, to pick out leader election commissioners.
“Only the SC, our maximum judiciary and the pillar of democracy, can shield our democratic rights and store this country. The TMC have been pleading for this (route) for an extended and I am truly glad that the SC issued this order. This is a victory for the human beings.”
