Mamata Banerjee meets Kejriwal ahead of INDIA bloc meeting

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TMC main Mamata Banerjee, on with National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee, met with Arvind Kejriwal connected June 7, 2026. Photo: X/@AITCofficial

Trinamool Congress main Mamata Banerjee connected Sunday (June 7, 2026) met Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal successful the nationalist capital, a time up of a gathering of the absorption INDIA bloc.

The TMC described the gathering arsenic "warm" and said the 2 leaders discussed "the roadworthy ahead". Twenty-three governmental parties of the INDIA bloc volition conscionable connected Monday (June 8) to redraw their strategy to instrumentality connected the BJP and robust retired differences amid changed powerfulness dynamics aft the decision of determination anchors TMC and DMK successful the caller Assembly Polls.

"Our Hon'ble Chairperson, Mamata Banerjee, on with our Hon'ble National General Secretary Shri Abhishek Banerjee, met with Shri Arvind Kejriwal Ji today, successful Delhi," the enactment said successful a station connected X.

— All India Trinamool Congress (@AITCofficial) June 7, 2026

"Following a lukewarm interaction, they held an extended treatment connected the roadworthy ahead," it said. The TMC besides made a telephone for unity and a "better future" successful 2029, successful an evident notation to the adjacent Lok Sabha elections.

"When the radical of India unite, nary unit connected world tin halt their march towards justice, dignity and a amended aboriginal successful 2029," it added.

Mamata Banerjee is successful Delhi to be the INDIA bloc meeting. The Mamata Banerjee-Mr. Kejriwal’s gathering comes months aft AAP announced that it was nary longer portion of the INDIA bloc. AAP is improbable to be Monday's (June 8) meeting.

The INDIA bloc gathering besides comes amid strain successful ties among immoderate constituents of the absorption alliance, with the DMK acceptable to skip the gathering implicit what it has described arsenic Congress' "betrayal" successful Tamil Nadu and the CPI(M) expressing its displeasure implicit allegations by apical Congress leaders that the Left had colluded with the BJP successful Kerala.

The TMC has continued to support nonstop engagement with Mr. Kejriwal and AAP, and leaders of the 2 parties person met connected respective occasions implicit the past 2 years, including during absorption outreach efforts aft the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and up of cardinal absorption consultations.

The TMC has besides backed Mr. Kejriwal and AAP successful their confrontations with the Centre. There was nary contiguous connection from either broadside connected whether the Mamata Banerjee-Mr. Kejriwal's gathering touched upon the INDIA bloc gathering oregon imaginable absorption coordination successful the future.

Published - June 07, 2026 09:19 p.m. IST

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