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Congress to Play Decisive Role in Bengal Govt Formation: Party MPs

Congress Rajya Sabha MPs Pramod Tiwari and Akhilesh Prasad claim the party will play a decisive role in forming the West Bengal government after assembly polls. They assert that Congress is emerging as a third force, targeting both the Trinamool Congress and BJP. The leaders criticized the ruling parties for political violence, corruption, and failing on security and development. Rahul Gandhi is visiting West Bengal for election campaigning ahead of the second phase of polls on April 29.

Key Points: Congress Decisive Role Bengal Govt Formation After Assembly Polls

  • Congress contests Bengal polls alone after 20 years
  • Party MPs claim Congress is emerging as third force
  • Leaders target both Trinamool and BJP
  • Rahul Gandhi to campaign in West Bengal on Saturday
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Cong will play decisive role in forming govt in Bengal after Assembly polls, says party MPs

Congress MPs Pramod Tiwari and Akhilesh Prasad claim Congress will be decisive in forming Bengal government, targeting both Trinamool and BJP ahead of polls.

"No government will be formed in West Bengal without the Congress. - Akhilesh Prasad Singh"

Kolkata, April 25

Congress Rajya Sabha MPs, Pramod Tiwari and Akhilesh Prasad, on Saturday claimed that the Congress will play a decisive role in forming the government in West Bengal after Assembly polls.

The Congress is contesting the election in West Bengal on its own and without any alliance after 20 years.

In this context, the leadership is targeting both the Trinamool and the BJP. According to Pramod Tiwari and Akhilesh Prasad Singh, the Congress is emerging as the third force here. Both of them said at the same time, "Although the main focus is on the two big parties here, the Congress has emerged as the third force. Congress will play a decisive role in the coming days."

Pramod Tiwari spoke about the history of cultural and political movements in Bengal. He also targeted Union Home Minister Amit Shah and raised questions about the security of Delhi. He said, "Why has the government failed to ensure security even in areas directly under the Centre? And Trinamool is encouraging syndicate culture, corruption and political violence here. Both parties are doing politics of division."

Another party MP, Akhilesh said, "No government will be formed in West Bengal without the Congress. The state has now gone to the bottom in important sectors like education, health and industry."

The comments from the Congress leaders came ahead of party leader Rahul Gandhi's visit to West Bengal on Saturday for election campaigning. He has three meetings in a row. The first meeting will be in Serampore of Hooghly district, with all the candidates of the district, including the state Congress president Subhankar Sarkar being present. From there, Rahul Gandhi will fly by helicopter to join the meeting at Shahid Minar in Kolkata. The last meeting will be in Metiaburuz area under Kolkata Port Assembly constituency.

The second phase of Assembly polls in West Bengal for the remaining 142 Assembly constituencies will be held on April 29. ā€‹The results will be declared on May 4 after several rounds of counting of votes.

- IANS

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Priya S
Pramod Tiwari asking about security in Delhi while his party runs the same government? Kuch toh irony hai bhai šŸ˜‚. And targeting both TMC and BJP for "politics of division" feels like a convenient blanket attack. At least Congress should've focused on Bengal's specific issuesā€”education, health, industry declineā€”rather than trying to nationalize every local problem. Still, good to have a third voice, even if it's faint.
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Vikram M
"No government will be formed in West Bengal without Congress"ā€”that's a bold claim from Akhilesh Prasad. Mathematically possible? Maybe if they get 10-15 seats and both TMC and BJP fall short. But looking at the ground reports, Congress is fighting to save its deposits in most places. The real third force is probably the Left or ISF. Congress should focus on rebuilding its grassroots, not making predictions. Still, Rahul Gandhi's rally at Shahid Minar could generate some buzz in the last phase.
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Ananya R
It's refreshing to see the Congress finally contesting on its own in Bengal after two decades. No more confusing alliances where their identity gets lost! But claiming a "decisive role" is prematureā€”let's see the votes first. The criticism of both TMC's syndicate culture and BJP's divisive politics is spot on though. Bengal deserves a government that focuses on education and industry, as the MP said. Hope Rahul Gandhi's campaign addresses these real issues, not just slogans. šŸ™
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James A
Interesting how Indian politics always has these "kingmaker" narratives. In Bengal, the Congress has been reduced to a footnote in recent decadesā€”just 4% vote share in 2019. To suddenly become decisive sounds aspirational rather than realistic. The state has genuinely declined in education and industry though, so any party offering a credible alternative to TMC and BJP is welcome. Let's see if the Rahul factor works any magic in

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