'Trinamool willing to support Congress if...': Mamata Banerjee after Karnataka result

Days after the Congress's landslide win in the Karnataka Assembly election, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday (May 15) hinted at supporting the grand old party in states where it is prominent.

Days after the Congress's landslide win in the Karnataka Assembly election, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday (May 15) hinted at supporting the grand old party in states where it is prominent. However, she also said Congress should reciprocate the same attitude towards the TMC if it wants her support.

"Wherever Congress is strong over its respective states, they should fight and we will support them. However, Congress should also show a similar support to other political parties," she said on Monday.

Banerjee said Congress is strong in 200 seats, according to TMC's calculation. Talking about the power dynamics in Uttar Pradesh, she said, "Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party is strong in UP so we should support it. However, I am not saying Congress should not fight there. We can discuss all that."

Banerjee proposed that the opposition in India should unite and support the party that is strong in its respective state. "Whoever is strong in any region should be supported. For example, AAP should be backed by all in Delhi, TMC in West Bengal, the JDU-RJD alliance in Bihar, and others," she said.

He has spoken to international media outlets about the conflict. "The policy cannot go like TMC supporting you in Karnataka and you go against me in Bengal. If you want to achieve something good, then you have to sacrifice in certain areas," she further added.