Gap between Left, Trinamool Congress narrowing: Buddhadeb

Left is the only guarantee to protect interests of the people”.

Reminded that the TMC had scored decisive victory in panchayat and municipal elections, he said, “What happened in the last panchayat and municipal elections was not popular support.

They (TMC) had created problems before and during the election. We have decided to resist their terror tactics in the Lok Sabha poll.”

“We have also seriously reviewed our position since the last Assembly poll and tried to find out where we have failed. Our introspection is that there were indeed some mistakes for which a section of our supporters left us.

That is the most crucial issue. We are trying to win them. A section of them are realising. We are openly telling them what were our mistakes,” he said.