West Bengal’s political landscape shifted dramatically as Congress leader Ghulam Ahmad Mir revealed plans to fight the upcoming Assembly elections alone across all 294 constituencies, ditching any prospects of a tie-up with TMC.
From Katwa, Mir’s statement on February 11 underscores Congress’s renewed vigor. ‘We’re fully prepared. Our manifesto, reflecting people’s voices, will be ready in 10 days,’ he told media persons, targeting TMC’s decade-and-a-half rule marred by public discontent and BJP’s broken vows from their long national stint.
This solo strategy mirrors TMC’s independent run in the parliamentary elections, signaling the end of alliance hopes. Congress, absent from a full slate in Bengal for two decades, is now all-in.
Mir rallied behind star campaigners: party chief Mallikarjun Kharge, Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi, and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. ‘They will descend on Bengal to break the cycle of political collusion and deliver genuine change,’ he vowed.
As campaigns heat up, Congress positions itself against incumbents’ failures, banking on grassroots issues in its manifesto to sway voters disillusioned with status quo powers.