West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee expected to visit Punjab next week

West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee is likely to visit Punjab on February 21 amid a buzz about her meeting with AAP leaders, including Delhi and Punjab CMs Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwat Mann, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.

This comes as the Trinamool Congress recently announced that it would go solo in West Bengal. "The chief minister is going on a courtesy call to Punjab. She will hold discussions with her constitutional counterparts in Punjab and hold political discussions," Trinamool sources said.

During her visit, Banerjee will hold meetings with Kejriwal and Mann with an eye on the Lok Sabha polls as the INDIA bloc seems to be falling apart, people in the know said. Banerjee may discuss with the AAP leadership the ongoing farmer's protests and the future course of action.