The future of the relationship between Mamata Banerjee and political strategist Prashant Kishor – the partnership that won against the BJP from West Bengal last year – could be laid out at a meeting convened by the Minister on Wednesday. Seven.
The meeting comes amid signs of resentment during the Trinamool Congress against Mr Kishor’s I-PAC team and reports of a rift between Ms Banerjee and her nephew Abhishek – considered the liaison officer. between the party and knowledgeable political consultants.
It followed a public spat between Trinamool leader Chandrima Bhattacharya and I-PAC after she alleged that her social media accounts had been “misused” by Prashant Kishor’s group – a statement. Dad was quickly challenged.
“I-PAC does not handle any digital assets of @AITCofficial or any of its leaders. Anyone making such a statement is either uninformed or is lying. AITC should consider how their and/or leaders’ digital assets are ‘allegedly (falsely) used’,” the group tweeted.
In recent weeks, speculations have swirled about the growing distance between Mamata Banerjee and Prashant Kishor with Bengali daily Anandabazar Patrika reporting on a brief SMS exchange between the two.
According to the newspaper, Mr Kishor sent a text message to Mamata Banerjee saying he did not want to work for Trinamool in Bengal, Meghalaya and Odisha and the minister replied ‘thank you’.
