Mamata Banerjee leaves for Delhi to attend INDIA Bloc meet: 5 reasons why the deliberations matter

Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee left for Delhi on Sunday to participate in the INDIA bloc meeting scheduled for June 8. Senior party  leaders Dola Sen and Kalyan Banerjee accompanied her at Kolkata airport before departure. The upcoming meeting comes at a sensitive time for the opposition alliance. Several constituent parties are facing political challenges after recent Assembly elections, while differences among alliance partners have also surfaced in different states.