Congress Eyes 10 Bengal Seats, Downplays Trinamool's 2-Seat Offer: Sources

The Congress, which suffered a string of losses in the latest round of state polls, is pushing to get 10 seats (which includes the two it won in 2019 polls; the BJP won eight).

The Congress and Trinamool are caught in fraught negotiations over the seat-sharing formula for the upcoming general elections. Both parties holding firm in their demands, say sources. The result: no headway.

The Congress, which suffered a string of losses in the latest round of state polls, is pushing to get 10 seats (which includes the two it won in 2019 polls; the BJP won eight).

The talks with Trinamool will focus on these seats, party sources told NDTV. The Trinamool insists that it cannot spare more than two seats as the Congress won those many the last time.