Kolkata, Mar 20 (UNI) The Congress in West Bengal on Wednesday said it would leave five Lok Sabha seats for the Left Front where the latter had a stronger base but the party would field candidates in the two seats won by the Left parties in the last general elections in 2014.
The party’s candidates Deepa Dasmunsi will contest from Raiganj, while Abu Hena from Murshidabad constituency.
Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Pradeep Bhattacharya said, “We are not giving any deadline, but we expect a positive reply within a day or two. We are leaving five seats for the Left Front. If it doesn’t agree to a seat-sharing pact, we will announce candidates for all 42 seats.”