Amid talks of an electoral understanding with the Congress, the Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left Front on Thursday announced candidates for 16 of the 42 Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal.
“We are not ruling out an alliance with the Congress. If the Congress wants seat adjustments, we are not going to say no,” Left Front Chairperson Biman Basu told journalists. Mr. Basu said that since the Left Front had announced candidates for only 16 seats, there is still scope for an electoral alliance with the Congress on the remaining seats.
A few days ago, CPI(M) State Secretary Md. Salim and State Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury had held discussions on an electoral understanding on Lok Sabha seats in the State. Mr. Chowdhury also added that the possibility of an electoral alliance with the Left Front was open.