India 2021 assembly elections - TN, Kerala, WB, Assam, and perhaps J&K

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https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/mamata-banerjee-is-leader-of-our-country-today-congresss-kamal-nath-2430148

""Mamata Banerjee Is Leader Of Our Country Today": Congress's Kamal Nath"

Former INC CM of MP  Kamal Nath called AITC WB CM Mamata Banerjee  "Leader of Our Country Today" and seems to be open to Mamata Banerjee being the UPA PM candidate in 2024.   Kamal Nath has long links to the Gandhi family so a statement like this must at least have some tacit approval from the Gandhi clan.

If this ends up happening then there may be hope for the Congress yet. I'll be very surprised if they put aside the Gandhis and nominate a popular outsider - yes one who has worked in their governments, but who presently has the brand of an outsider - who has had disagreements with the Congress in the past. This would go a long way to denting Modi's lead in the personal brand department, and it would likely bring regional party allies into an anti-BJP alliance.