West Bengal Left Front Chairman Biman Bose on Thursday said all partners of the Left Front are in favour of having an electoral pre-poll alliance with the Congress to fight the upcoming assembly elections in the state.
Communist Party of India (Marxist) senior leader Bose said, "All the partners have agreed in favour of initiating a dialogue with the Congress in this regard."
However, he did not clarify whether the CPM or the Left Front would make a proposal for talks with the Congress.
Bose also said the CPM was discussing it with some other political outfits outside the Left Front.
As of now, most of the senior CPM leaders in the state have been advocating an electoral understanding with the Congress to dislodge the ruling Trinamool Congress.
The faction-riddled state unit of the Congress has hitherto stood divided on the issue of forging an alliance with the Left parties. However, majority of the state leaders have moved the party high command in favour of going with the CPM.