Mamata Banerjee Quotes

The Congress and regional parties may fight against each other in certain states, but they will get united at the national level against BJP for forming the coalition government.

My party will not be with any BJP or Congress-led government.

Why should you construe that Congress and BJP are the only forces at the Centre? There could be third or fourth force.

We want Congress to join the Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) alliance.

The other political parties are either in alliances or are formed with the collaborations of one or two different parties, but the Congress is different.

The Socialists did not want to work with us, so we created an alliance with the FPO, and we are making good policies of reform for our country.

I really think a minority Parliament delivers better democracy in Canada when parties are prepared to cooperate.

Vajpayeeji's time was a time of mutual respect and understanding, irrespective of how small or big a party you are. In fact, Vajpayeeji's handling of a coalition is something of a benchmark in world politics.

TDP had to join hands with the Congress given the need for a major anchor party in the front against the BJP.

Secularism for the Congress is merely a slogan while for the BJP it is an article of faith. Secularism is about votebank politics for the Congress, while it is about 'India first' for the BJP.

You need to form a grand coalition, and you need to put your ideological differences aside and work together to focus on people's basic needs. You can't eat sharia.

Me and Nitish finished off the BJP in Bihar, and now it is the turn to do so in UP.

The BJP is only a front organisation. It is not a political party.

I want to clarify that as far as the Mahagathbandhan is concerned, the Biju Janata Dal is not a part of it.

The BJP would create a big impact in Tamil Nadu.

I would love to work with the SDP, the Workers' Party and with all the other small parties.

All political parties with secular credentials are bound to align and unite in fighting against communal forces. So, when the time comes, I believe that the SP and the BJP will join the Mahagathbandhan at the national level.

BJP was a strong force before I differed and left.

AAP was formed to expose the Congress's scam. We could never think of an alliance with the Congress, but to fight the BJP we have to think of something like that.

I believe the BJP should respect each and every political party, and the BJP should evaluate and consider each party's relevance in Indian politics and then formulate its own strategy.

Maybe the Tory party might, instead of telling the Brexit Party what to do, make an approach to the Brexit Party and say I'll tell you what, we'll stand aside in certain areas. That would be a very positive thing for me, let's work together for a new kind of politics.

Nitin Gadkari requested me not to fight Lok Sabha polls. I told him how it is possible? I head an independent political party which has mass support. Gopinath Munde too met me and requested me to adjust.

When Kansas and Missouri work together, we can accomplish a lot - and also set an example at a time of extreme partisanship.

I believe that MPs from all parties must work together to prevent a damaging hard exit.

I think, more than anything, in times of crisis we should be shedding party labels.