Trinamul Congress open to local alliances in Assam

Trinamul Congress is open to local alliances in Assam with parties that are aggressively fighting the BJP, but “under no circumstance” will it ally with Badruddin Ajmal-led AIUDF, the saffron party’s “B-team”, state unit chief Ripun Bora said on Saturday.

Observing that the TMC will support the Opposition’s joint candidate in the upcoming presidential election, Bora, however, remained non-committal on whether the Mamata Banerjee-led party will enter into any understanding with the Congress in Assam.