Congress Will Get More Seats In 2024 Than In 2019 Elections: P Chidambaram

He also described West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee as a "key player" in this election and said that her ability to hold the fort in the state will strengthen the INDIA bloc.

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today asserted that his party would get more seats in the ensuing elections than in 2019 and predicted that the INDIA bloc would secure a resounding victory in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

In an interview with news agency PTI, Mr Chidambaram also said that neither Hinduism nor the Hindus were under any threat and it was the BJP's "calculated strategy" to paint the entire Opposition as "anti-Hindu" to project PM Modi as the "saviour of Hindus".

He also described West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee as a "key player" in this election and said that her ability to hold the fort in the state will strengthen the INDIA bloc.