Mamata Banerjee meets Sonia Gandhi to discuss alliance strategy for 2029 elections
Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee held a closed-door meeting with Congress leader Sonia Gandhi in Delhi on June 9, 2026, to discuss strategies and potential alliance for the 2029 General Election. This was their first such meeting following TMC's recent electoral defeat and allegations of attacks on party workers. The meeting coincided with West Bengal CID searches at TMC headquarters and Banerjee's residence, which party officials characterized as political vendetta.
Mamata Banerjee, national president of the Trinamool Congress, met senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi at Gandhi's residence in New Delhi on June 9, 2026, following an INDIA bloc meeting. According to sources, the two leaders discussed political strategies and explored the possibility of an alliance ahead of the 2029 General Election. This marked the first closed-door meeting between the two leaders since TMC's recent electoral setback and reported incidents involving party workers and MP Abhishek Banerjee. Notably, the West Bengal CID conducted searches at TMC headquarters and Banerjee's residence on the same day, which TMC officials, including newly appointed joint secretary Derek O'Brien, characterized as a coordinated political vendetta timed to coincide with the Delhi meeting. Banerjee also met with AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal during her Delhi visit.
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Mamata and Sonia hold talks on strategy, discuss alliance for future polls
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