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Congress, CPI(M) alliance talks in Bengal hit two-seat hurdle

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Press Trust of India Kolkata
Last Updated : Feb 20 2019 | 8:45 PM IST

The Congress' Bengal unit is miffed with CPI(M) as both the parties are keen on contesting Raiganj and Murshidabad Lok Sabha constituencies, leading to an impasse in seat-sharing talks between them.

The Raiganj and Murshidabad parliamentary seats are held by the CPI(M). These are the only two seats that the Left has in West Bengal, its erstwhile stronghold.

A senior Congress said, "We want to contest in those two seats. Raiganj and Murshidabad have always been stronghold of the Congress. The CPI(M) won them in 2014 due to four-cornered contest."

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First Published: Feb 20 2019 | 8:45 PM IST

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