"We don't want to comment on the meeting of Congress leaders. It is their matter. We have no reaction regarding it. We will take our call at an appropriate time," CPI(M) state secretary Surya Kanta Mishra told PTI.
Congress leaders from West Bengal today unanimously rejected any alliance with ruling Trinamool Congress but remained divided on a tie-up with the Left as party Vice-president Rahul Gandhi held consultations with them during the day.
Rahul Gandhi told the party workers that the final decision regarding the alliance would be taken by Congress President Sonia Gandhi.
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