In what is being viewed as a hitch in the Congress-Left Front electoral tie-up in West Bengal, the second list of 84 candidates announced by the Front yesterday contained names of 11 seats that had already been announced by Congress.
"It is an unfolding story. You have to wait for some time more to get a complete picture. We are hopeful of an outcome in the next few days," CPI(M) politburo member Mohammed Salim told PTI.
Left Front Chairman Biman Bose said talks are still on and he hoped that a solution would be worked out.
"Talks are on and we are hopeful that we will not let the anti-TMC votes split. We will defuse the situation and not let it go out of hand, even if a few seats witness a friendly fight. Trinamool Congress, BJP and many other entities don't want this alliance to take shape," a senior Congress leader privy to the seat adjustment talks said.
The Left Front had announced their first list of 116 candidates on Monday and Congress had come out with their list of 75 candidates on Tuesday.