Akhilesh Yadav meets Mamata Banerjee after TMC’s defeat in West Bengal polls

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav met TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Thursday following the party’s defeat in the West Bengal Assembly elections (Source: Photo by Express Photos)

Yadav arrived at Banerjee’s Kalighat residence in Kolkata, where he was received by TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee (Source: Photo by Express Photos)

The SP chief expressed solidarity with the TMC leadership following the party’s defeat in the West Bengal Assembly elections, which ended its 15-year rule in the state (Source: Photo by Express Photos)

The interaction assumed political significance amid attempts by opposition parties to reassess their strategies after recent Assembly election results in several states (Source: Photo by Express Photos)

Banerjee had vowed that she would focus on strengthening the INDIA bloc following the TMC’s defeat in the West Bengal polls (Source: Photo by Express Photos)

Yadav is understood to have discussed the post-poll political situation in West Bengal and reiterated support for opposition unity against the BJP (Source: Photo by Express Photos)

The BJP secured 207 seats in the 294-member West Bengal Assembly, crossing the two-thirds majority mark and ending the TMC’s rule in the state (Source: Photo by Express Photos)

The Mamata Banerjee-led TMC secured 80 seats in the Assembly elections, marking a major setback for the party in West Bengal (Source: Photo by Express Photos)