File photo of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee. (Photo: PTI/File)
Party insiders said the TMC is confident of doing well in Tripura and Meghalaya and also plans to garner support in the Hindi heartland after its positive results in the Northeast.
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After consolidating its position in Bengal, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) has set its eyes on the Northeast ahead of elections in Meghalaya, Tripura and Nagaland next year.
Party insiders said Abhishek Banerjee, TMC leader and nephew of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, is scheduled to visit Meghalaya on May 3 and 4 as TMC plans to make its mark in Tripura and Meghalaya.
In Meghalaya, the Trinamool Congress is dependent on former chief minister Mukul Sangma, who joined the party along with several MLAs in a blow to the Congress. Sources said that Sangma has wide acceptance among the people and has worked hard in the state in the last four months.
Manas Bhuia and Sabyasachi Dutta have been given the responsibility of overseeing the expansion of the party in Meghalaya and will leave for the state after the Bengal Business Summit.
Party insiders said the TMC is confident of doing well in Tripura and Meghalaya. In Silchar, Sushmita Deb has started garnering support for the party and from next week the party is expected to push for wider engagement in Assam.
Adding to its Mission Northeast, TMC plans to open its Tripura office next week and start large-scale activities.
Mamata Banerjee’s party had claimed last year that the TMC would form the government in the state after the 2023 assembly elections. TMC emerged as the second largest party in the prestigious Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) elections.
Sources said that apart from the Northeast, the TMC also has plans to garner support in the Hindi belt, but that project will have to wait as the Northeast is the party’s main focus right now.
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