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Kolkata, Feb 10 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that the Trinamool Congress would go it alone in the 2026 assembly elections in the state, dismissing any possibility of forging a coalition with the Congress or any other party, according to TMC sources.
Addressing her party's lawmakers at a meeting ahead of the Assembly's budget session, the TMC supremo also expressed confidence about winning the elections next year with a two-third majority.
“The Congress did not help the AAP in Delhi. In Haryana, the AAP did not help the Congress. So, the BJP has won in both states. Everyone should be together. But the Congress has nothing in Bengal. I will fight alone. We alone are enough," a source quoted Banerjee as telling her party's MLAs.
She asserted that the party would form the government in the state for the fourth time in a row after winning more than two-third of the total seats.
According to a party source, Banerjee said at the closed-door meeting that like-minded parties must have an understanding so that anti-BJP votes are not divided.
"Otherwise, it will be difficult for the India bloc to stop BJP at the national level," she said.
The TMC chief also asked party MLAs to be alert as the BJP might try to include names of foreigners in the voter list to win the election.
A source said Banerjee informed the meeting that she would reshuffle the party's units from state-level to the booth level, and various wings.
To select new office-bearers, she asked the MLAs to suggest three names for each post to senior leader Arup Biswas by February 25.
The TMC chief also described the arrest of former food minister Jyotipriyo Mallick in the ration scam as "unfair", claiming that there is no evidence against him. PTI SCH NN
Electoral alliance refusal: TMC will contest alone, prioritise vote consolidation and raise concerns over voter list integrity. The party declared it will contest the state assembly election independently, rejecting alliances and aiming to prevent vote-splitting among like-minded groups. Leadership raised electoral integrity concerns about possible inclusion of ineligible persons in voter registers, announced a comprehensive organisational reshuffle down to booth level, and instituted a candidate-selection process requiring three proposed names per office-bearer. The leader described a recent arrest of a former minister in a ration-related case as unfair and lacking evidence.Press 'Enter' after typing page number.