New Delhi: Yashwant Sinha today announced that he is stepping aside from TMC to work for greater opposition unity.
He also said that he is grateful to Mamata Banerjee for the honour and prestige that she had bestowed on him in the TMC.
Former union minister Yashwant Sinha’s tweet could intensify the speculation of him being considered for the Presidential elections as the opposition’s candidate.
I am grateful to Mamataji for the honour and prestige she bestowed on me in the TMC. Now a time has come when for a larger national cause I must step aside from the party to work for greater opposition unity. I am sure she approves of the step.
— Yashwant Sinha (@YashwantSinha) June 21, 2022
Name of Yashwant Sinha who had joined TMC last year has been proposed as a presidential poll candidate by a few opposition parties and three to four have seconded it.
This is a developing story.
