The TMC who is expected to meet the Prime Minister in Parliament this evening and might meet Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday – has so far been non-committal. While the Congress tries hard to secure Ms Banerjee’s support, there is some speculation that the Trinamool might have a candidate of its own.
Topmost on the Congress’ Mamata agenda is getting its ally to endorse its candidate for President – the party is said to have narrowed its list for now down to Vice-President Hamid Ansari and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee.
Ms Banerjee, with 19 MPs and 184 MLAs in the West Bengal Assembly, gets to the table a sizeable number of votes in the electoral college that elects the President.
