‘Stepping Aside for Greater Opposition Unity’: Yashwant Sinha Quits TMC

"I am sure she (Mamata Banerjee) approves of the step," Sinha said.

Trinamool Congress (TMC) vice president Yashwant Sinha on Tuesday, 21 June, announced that he is stepping aside from the party for a "greater opposition unity," hinting that he may enter the race for the upcoming presidential polls.

He said in a tweet, "I am grateful to Mamataji for the honour and prestige she bestowed on me in TMC. Now a time has come when for a larger national cause I must step aside from the party to work for greater opposition unity. I am sure she approves of the step."

I am grateful to Mamataji for the honour and prestige she bestowed on me in the TMC. Now a time has come when for a larger national cause I must step aside from the party to work for greater opposition unity. I am sure she approves of the step.

— Yashwant Sinha (@YashwantSinha) June 21, 2022