In the lead-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, significant developments have unfolded among major political parties in India. The Trinamool Congress (TMC), led by Mamata Banerjee, announced its candidates for all 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal, a move that has stirred reactions across the political spectrum. Congress leader Jairam Ramesh highlighted the party's efforts to negotiate a respectable seat-sharing agreement with the TMC in West Bengal, emphasizing the desire for mutual negotiations and mentioning the "Panch Nyay" agenda of the INDIA bloc. However, TMC's decision has been perceived as a unilateral move, leading to criticism from various quarters, including the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress. BJP leaders have accused the TMC of not having trust in the people of West Bengal and of bringing in candidates from outside the state. Congress spokespersons have reiterated the party's commitment to pluralistic democracy and the INDIA alliance's agenda, despite challenges like the one faced in the Bharuch seat. The situation has underscored the complexities of coalition politics and the challenges of aligning various political entities ahead of crucial national elections.
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VIDEO | Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra: "This is a political and ideological yatra. Lok Sabha elections are near. We are not an NGO, or an organisation of saints. We are a political party, and we will contest elections," says Congress leader Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) at a press… https://t.co/30g3IgGHYL
#WATCH | Patna, Bihar: On TMC announces candidates on all 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal, BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad says, "It was bound to happen. They (opposition) have nothing in the name of leader, policy or intention but a conflict of personal interests." On PM Modi, he… https://t.co/zcVBozHux8
#WATCH | Patna, Bihar: On TMC announces candidates on all 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal, BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad says, "It was bound to happen. They (opposition) have nothing in the name of a leader, policies or intention but a conflict of personal interests." On PM Modi,… https://t.co/MOBRZUF4lL
VIDEO | Lok Sabha elections 2024: "People should not reduce this to some fight between two people or two personalities. This is nothing to do with A person or B person. This is about a political ideology, politics of performance and the move to take India forward and make it a… https://t.co/DTOpD5Kq3E
#WATCH | On TMC announcing candidates for 42 seats in Bengal, CPI (M) leader Sitaram Yechury says, "Trinamool Congress has clearly said that it will fight the elections alone. INDIA parties have to decide how they will contest now..." https://t.co/zo8uc92ioZ
#WATCH | South Dinajpur: West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar takes out a bike rally as part of the Lok Sabha elections campaign, in his constituency. https://t.co/JwW6JAki2b
#WATCH | Hyderabad, Telangana: On TMC announcing its candidates on all 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal, BJP leader N Ramchander Rao says, "West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee branded the BJP as outsiders, coming from Delhi and other places and campaigning in the state… https://t.co/cXApsPfKvj
VIDEO | Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Here’s what Congress spokesperson Surendra Rajput (@ssrajputINC) said on TMC declaring its candidates for all 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal. “It’s pluralistic democracy. Everyone has the right to fight the elections. We tried our best to… https://t.co/DvWlVSp5P6
VIDEO | Lok Sabha Elections 2024: “TMC doesn’t have trust in the people of West Bengal. Therefore, they are bringing people from outside. Who will vote for those who were rejected in their own state?” says BJP MP Dilip Ghosh (@DilipGhoshBJP) when asked about TMC fielding June… https://t.co/JUqakIy9Bd
#WATCH | Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal: BJP MP Dilip Ghosh says, "Senior leaders (of TMC) are corrupt and new people are not joining the party. They (TMC) have to bring candidates from Bihar, Gujarat etc. This is the plight of TMC... Their party symbol has now become the symbol… https://t.co/q1GbSvayd8
#WATCH | Congress MP Jairam Ramesh says, "We never had a common manifesto...we have 'Panch Nyay' agenda and this is not only Congress' agenda but the agenda of whole INDIA alliance..." https://t.co/7jO05FheCz
#WATCH | On being asked if will there be a PM face from INDIA Bloc, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh says, "In our country elections are not beauty contests. In our country, competition is held between the parties, its ideology, its symbol, its campaigning..." https://t.co/jafMesa25B
#WATCH | Congress MP Jairam Ramesh says, "In our country elections are not beauty contests. In our country, competition is held between the parties, its ideology, its symbol, its campaigning..." https://t.co/udoNAJcjSD
#WATCH | Congress MP Jairam Ramesh says, "...Earlier PM Modi said what is INDIA (alliance), he is enough alone, but now they are running after BJD, Pawan Kalyan, and Chandrababu Naidu, trying to revive NDA...There are two 'I' in India if we take out those two 'I'- 'Imandari' and… https://t.co/n4gA2S8xfo
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VIDEO | Here's what Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam (@sanjaynirupam) said on Uddhav Thackeray for announcing the candidate for Mumbai's North-West Lok Sabha constituency amid the seat-sharing talks among Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) parties. "Discussions are still underway regarding… https://t.co/QEfMiYQjI9
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VIDEO | Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Here’s what West Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar (@DrSukantaBJP) said on TMC declaring list of candidates from all Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal. “Politically, this (Lok Sabha) election will be predominantly bipolar (in West Bengal) between… https://t.co/d9M0grq2aE
#WATCH | On TMC declaring its candidates on all 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal, party leader and former Meghalaya CM Mukul Sangma says, "We have waited long enough... There was a collective intent to have a single candidate from the INDIA bloc to ensure that we put our… https://t.co/Pstl500iuN
VIDEO | Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Here's what TMC leader and former Meghalaya CM Mukul Sangma said on party declaring list of candidates from all Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal. “We have waited long enough; there was a collective intent to have a single candidate from the INDIA… https://t.co/ftT95TDFST
#WATCH | Delhi: BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla says, "Today, yet another 'Jhatka' yet another 'Kalesh' in INDI alliance. Mamata Banerjee has unilaterally declared the seats and now Congress is looking here and there. Wherever Rahul Gandhi has gone, the INDI alliance took its… https://t.co/gYJrprLRow
VIDEO | Here’s what BJP leader Shehzad Poonawalla (@Shehzad_Ind) said on TMC releasing its candidate list for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. “A new blow to the INDIA bloc has been dealt in West Bengal by TMC leader Mamata Banerjee. The TMC has unilaterally declared candidates for… https://t.co/RnzmqHUDuQ
#WATCH | Sandeshkhali, North 24 Parganas: West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar says, "Just half an hour before the TMC's list was announced, Abhishek Banerjee was making statements like BJP is anti-Bengal. Now, when the candidates are announced, it's clear that TMC is… https://t.co/jDFEhPZOkv
#WATCH | On TMC announcing its candidates on all 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh says, "The Indian National Congress has always maintained that it wants a respectable seat-sharing formula with the TMC in West Bengal. It means mutual negotiations, give… https://t.co/013XuFQEl1
On TMC announcing its candidates on all 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh says, "The Indian National Congress has repeatedly declared its desire to have a respectable seat-sharing agreement with the TMC in West Bengal. The Indian National Congress has… https://t.co/tFgfoN98Gj
VIDEO | Lok Sabha elections 2024: "Rahul Gandhi tried his best so that we could contest from the Bharuch (Lok Sabha) seat (in Gujarat), but when you are in an alliance, you need to make some compromises," says Congress leader Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) when asked about the… https://t.co/SiczfAkAuT