CPI(M) West Bengal secretary Md. Salim | Photo Credit: Shiv Sahay Singh Describing the Trinamool Congress as a “sidekick” of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Communist Party of India (Marxist) State secretary Mohhamed Salim on Tuesday said the West Bengal Assembly polls would be a fight between the “Left and the Right”. Speaking at a “Meet the Press” event at the Kolkata Press Club, the CPI(M) leader said that the Trinamool Congress, which he claimed was devoid of any ideology, was “slowly withering”, especially after I-PAC (the political consultancy firm) suspended its operations. Published – April 22, 2026 06:40 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Prison crackdown continues; ganja, tobacco seized near Parappana Agrahara jail wall Nallapadu CI under scanner as police detain 10 in Guntur hospital attack case