‘Mamata, not Rahul alternative to Modi’

The bonhomie between the Congress and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) has become a question mark after the TMC claimed that Mamata Banerjee, and not Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, has emerged as the face of the Opposition against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Trinamool Congress mouthpiece ‘Jago Bangla’ on Friday front-paged a lead article saying Rahul Gandhi hasn’t succeeded and Mamata Banerjee was the only alternative to Narendra Modi.

The article — quoting party seniors, including TMC’s Lok Sabha leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay, speaking at a closed-door party conference on Wednesday — said while Congress was integral to the opposition bloc, Rahul didn’t succeed to emerge as Modi’s alternative despite several chances. Trinamool will start a campaign with Mamata as Modi’s alternative, it added.

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