{"id":5498,"date":"2026-06-10T15:06:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T10:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newskick.in\/?p=5498"},"modified":"2026-06-10T18:16:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T12:46:08","slug":"merger-rumours-swirl-after-congress-tmc-huddles-trinamool-says-not-happening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newskick.in\/?p=5498","title":{"rendered":"Merger rumours swirl after Congress-TMC huddles; Trinamool says &#8216;not happening&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/merger-rumours-swirl-after-congress-tmc-huddles-trinamool-says-not-happening\/articleshow\/131631950.cms\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"10\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin-top:3px;margin-right:5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/photo\/131631950.cms\" \/><\/a>Trinamool Congress has officially denied any merger talks with Congress, dismissing recent speculation as baseless rumors. This comes after meetings between Mamata Banerjee and Sonia Gandhi, and Abhishek Banerjee and Rahul Gandhi. 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