JDS leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata. After the meeting, Kumaraswamy on Rahul Gandhi's disqualification as MP said that it is not surprising, as everyone knows how the central government is behaving. 

Kumaraswamy met Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Friday evening. This meeting is being considered very important because this meeting took place after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's parliamentarian expired. It is not yet known what happened between the two.

She has returned from Odisha on Friday itself, where she met Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. Earlier, she has met SP chief and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav in Kolkata. During this, both of them had talked about maintaining equal distance from BJP and Congress. Where he met the Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. Earlier, she has met SP chief and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav in Kolkata. During this, both of them had talked about maintaining equal distance from BJP and Congress. Where he met the Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. Earlier, she has met SP chief and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav in Kolkata. During this, both of them had talked about maintaining equal distance from BJP and Congress.

Assembly elections are to be held and then there are Lok Sabha elections in 2024. Meanwhile, this meeting of the leaders of South and West is being considered very important.

 From Kolkata airport, he directly reached Mamta Banerjee's residence in Kalighat and there was a meeting between the two for about half an hour. However, no one addressed the media after the meeting.

This happened in the backdrop of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha membership ending. After the cancellation of Rahul Gandhi's membership, BJP is continuously being attacked by the opponents. Trinamool Congress supremo Mamta Banerjee has condemned it, but she has not named Rahul Gandhi.