Mallikarjun Kharge As INDIA PM Face? Mamata Banerjee Proposes, He Disposes

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who declared yesterday that the INDIA bloc will not take a call on its Prime Ministerial candidate until after the Lok Sabha election, took a 180-degree turn today by proposing Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge's name for the position. Sources said at the ongoing meet of the Opposition bloc, Ms Banerjee has proposed the name of Mr Kharge.

Mr Kharge, however, has politely declined, sources said.