Congress insiders claimed the party had received feelers from the NCP (SP) leadership but no formal discussions had taken place. While NCP (SP) national working president Supriya Sule and state unit chief Shashikant Shinde dismissed reports of any such proposal | Mumbai news

Trinamool Congress has denied speculation about a merger with Congress, following meetings between Mamata Banerjee, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and Abhishek Banerjee.

Sources say that both parties have kept the door open for a possible alliance and remain in touch on issues of mutual political interest | India News