Ahmed Patel meets Mamata Banerjee

Despite having difference of opinion on the Delhi government's standoff with the LG, senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel today met TMC chief Mamata Banerjee, indicating that the Congress would be interested in being a part of the opposition coalition against the ruling BJP.

Patel, who had come to meet Banerjee with flowers and a big fruit basket, was warmly invited inside by the West Bengal chief minister.

According to Trinamool Congress sources, Patel's visit indicates the interest of the Congress and the importance of Banerjee in cobbling together a coalition of opposition parties.