Kolkata: Walking an extra mile to break the impasse over seat adjustments, the Congress and CPI(M) leadership on Friday night held a meeting and deadlock over various seats were resolved.
Senior Congress leaders Somen Mitra, Pradip Bhattacharya on Friday went to the office of CPI(M) mouthpiece Ganashakti and held a long discussion with CPI(M) state Secretary Surjyakanta Mishra and other Marxist leaders to defuse the situation that has arisen over the seat sharing adjustments.
"The meeting has been very fruitful and positive. Lots of seats in other districts apart from Murshidabad which had overlapped with the second list of CPI(M) on Thursday has been solved. They have decided to withdraw from certain seats. We have also got some new seats in North Bengal," a senior Congress leader who was present in the meeting.
"The issue of seat sharing in Murshidabad will be discussed directly between our state President Adhir Choudhury and the CPI(M) leadership," the leader said.
Mishra also corroborated the comments of state Congress leaders when contacted after the meeting.
"The discussions have been fruitful. Our main aim is to defeat the BJP and Trinamool Congress alliance in West Bengal. And we will do whatever it takes to defeat the unholy alliance," Mishra, the former West Bengal minister, said.
Earlier in the day the Marxists and Congress leadership said they were hopeful of an outcome.
"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 said.
Another CPI(M) leader, who did not wish to be named said, "We all need to walk an extra mile and be more flexible in order to respect the aspirations of the masses."
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