BJP can lose in 1:1' battle in states: Mamata Banerjee

New Delhi: Trinamul chief Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday met UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and sought the Congress’ support to regional parties to facilitate a “1:1” fight with the BJP at the state level in the 2019 general elections. 

“We also had political discussions. I said that the country wants it to be one-is-to-one in 2019. Whichever party is strong in a state, it should fight the BJP there. We want Congress to help the regional parties’ front that is being talked about, so as to facilitate a one-is-to-one fight. This one-is-to-one fight will eliminate BJP politically,” she said. 

“I want that Congress wins in Karnataka, because Congress is strong there. In Uttar Pradesh, we want that Akhilesh and Mayawati win and Laluji in Bihar… If there is one-on-one, then the BJP will go, I am 100 per cent sure,” she said. 

Earlier in the day, Ms Banerjee met disgruntled BJP leaders Yashwant Sinha, Shatrughan Sinha and Arun Shourie.

Later, Mr Shourie said, “If we go by the 1:1 formula, then we begin by 69 per cent votes as Modi has come to power with only 31 per cent votes”.