2026年2月22日,Mani Shankar Aiyar敦促Rahul Gandhi下台担任INDIA集团领导人,呼吁Mamata Banerjee担任该职务。 On Feb. 22, 2026, Mani Shankar Aiyar urged Rahul Gandhi to step down as leader of the INDIA bloc, calling for Mamata Banerjee to take the role.

2026年2月22日,国会高级领导人马尼·尚卡·艾亚尔公开敦促拉胡尔·甘地辞去印度集团的领导人职务,并主张西孟加拉邦首席部长马马塔·班纳吉领导反对派联盟. On February 22, 2026, senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar publicly urged Rahul Gandhi to step aside as leader of the INDIA bloc, advocating instead for West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to lead the opposition coalition. Aiyar指出,Banerjee的作用对集团的凝聚力至关重要,区域领导人喜欢DMK的M.K.。 Aiyar stated that Banerjee’s role is central to the bloc’s cohesion and that regional leaders like DMK’s M.K. 斯大林、SP的Akhilesh Yadav和RJD的Tejashwi Yadav应该发挥更大的作用。 Stalin, SP’s Akhilesh Yadav, and RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav should play greater roles. 他的评论反映了国会内部在即将举行的全国选举之前的领导和战略问题上日益紧张,尽管没有正式改变。 His comments reflect growing internal tensions within the Congress over leadership and strategy ahead of upcoming national elections, though no formal changes have been made. 西孟加拉人大会驳回了Aiyar的言论,指出他没有积极参与,而TMC领导人则重申他们的重点是在2026年的州选举中击败BJP。 The West Bengal Congress dismissed Aiyar’s remarks, noting his lack of active involvement, while TMC leaders reaffirmed their focus on defeating the BJP in the 2026 state elections.