Hope a situation like in 2004 will not be repeated: Buddhadeb

“Hitler had won the elections in Germany in 1933, does that mean his policies were right?” he asked.  

Bhattacharjee alleged that a section of media was trying to project the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, like US presidential style of election between two individuals.  

On Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi as a leader, the 70-year-old Bhattacharjee said, “He is trying to take over.  

Let him try. I don't want to comment on that boy.” Asked about the federal front proposed by Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, he said, “There is no taker for such a front.

They know her style of functioning.” Bhattacharjee said the Left was trying to forge an alternative front.

“If you combine both the Congress and BJP's vote share in the past two Lok Sabha elections, it was about 46/47 per cent.

“The rest of the parties had more than 50 per cent vote share. We want to bring this 50 per cent together,” he added.