Kolkata, March 20 -- Even as the seat-sharing talks between the CPI(M) and the Congress reached a dead end with the latter deciding to go it alone in the general elections a desperate Left Front on Tuesday extended its deadline by another 24 hours for the tri-colour outfit to reconsider its stance. "Till that time we will not announce candidates for the 4 seats that the Congress had won in 2014."
The Left had at the outset of alliance talks said the two sides should not contest on seats they won in 2014. The CPI(M) had won Raiganj and Murshidabad seats while the Congress had bagged, Behrampore, North and South Malda and Jangipur.
This time round the Congress had been demanding 17-18 seats while the Left was not willing to leave them more ...