JUP leader Humayun Kabir explores tie-up with CPI(M), ISF for Bengal polls

Md. Salim, secretary of the West Bengal Communist Party of India (Marxist), met with suspended Trinamool Congress MLA Humayun Kabir and his newly formed party, the Janata Unnayan Party (JUP). Mr. Kabir aims to secure an electoral understanding with the CPI(M) and the Indian Secular Front (ISF) by February 15th. This meeting has raised concerns within the CPI(M) about potential embarrassment, but some party members prioritize defeating the Trinamool Congress. The political landscape in West Bengal remains bipolar between the Trinamool Congress and the BJP, with the Left parties and Congress offering a third alternative.