West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief

, known for her proximity to

, plans to campaign for the Aam Aadmi Party during next year’s assembly elections in

.

Banerjee has hardly campaigned outside Bengal and this is the first time that she plans to seriously venture out. Though she tried it out in support of AAP in Delhi before the assembly polls, but it didn’t take off and saw her falling out with Anna Hazare.

Asked about her plans in Punjab, Banerjee indicated that she will be campaigning, saying, “You see there is a lot common links, also there is a good number of Punjabis in West Bengal….”

Following up on her efforts during the monsoon session of Parliament to forge an alternative front to combat the “communal forces” in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the TMC chief plans to host a tea party in Delhi during the winter session for leaders of other parties, including AAP and JD(U) which are already part of the group.

NEW DELHI:Banerjee, who met Kejriwal a few days back at his residence during her three-day stay in the capital, was first approached by the AAP chief to campaign for his party in Punjab when the two came together during the earlier efforts in Delhi to forge a federal front, according to sources inside TMC.The commitment from Mamata came when Kejriwal attended the swearing-in ceremony in Kolkata after the Trinamool’s thumping re-election in the assembly polls earlier this year.Banerjee was first approached by the AAP chief to campaign for his party in Punjab. The commitment from Mamata came when Kejriwal attended her swearing-in ceremony in Kolkata.