Communist Party of India (Marxists) general secretary Sitaram Yechury came to Kolkata to attend the meeting of the CPI (M)’s West Bengal state committee since March 2019.
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When asked about the context of the meeting, Yechury said that some preliminary discussion has taken place with the Congress regarding seat sharing for the upcoming assembly polls.
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After the meeting, Sitaram Yechury said, “Our main aim is to defeat the BJP. Anti-incumbency and anti-TMC anger are deep-rooted in West Bengal. Here, if we stand in a coalition against the BJP, then all the anti-TMC votes will swing towards the BJP. So, we have to counter both the BJP and the TMC.”
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“We should also be alert to ensure anti-incumbency votes do not go to the BJP,” he added.
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The general secretary of CPI(M) drew a comparison between discontent against policies of the Centre and the anti-incumbency factor in West Bengal.
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