India News | Mamata Shares Dais with Kishor, Quashes Speculation of Rift

Kolkata, Mar 8 (PTI) Putting to rest all speculation of a break-up with I-PAC, TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee shared the dais with poll strategist Prashant Kishor on Tuesday at a party meeting here.

TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee was also present on the podium during the TMC's organisational meet at Nazrul Mancha here.

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The TMC boss, who announced the formation of a new state committee on the occasion, was seen interacting with Kishor at the programme.

"There were certain reports of brewing differences between I-PAC and TMC. But nothing is static in politics. Situations change with time. It is good that all of us are working together," said senior TMC leader Sudip Bandopadhyay.

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The recent infighting in the ruling TMC over the candidate list for civic polls had brought to the fore the alleged strain in the relationship between the TMC and Kishor-led I-PAC, with a section of media suggesting that the two might part ways.

Although the I-PAC had termed the media reports as "baseless", some senior TMC leaders had alleged that I-PAC and Kishor had been interfering in the internal matters of the party.

The TMC, after its poor show in 2019 Lok Sabha polls, hired Kishor and his firm I-PAC to prepare its campaign and poll strategy for the 2021 West Bengal assembly polls.

After the party's massive victory in the assembly polls last year, it extended I-PAC's contract till 2026.

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