West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday told media that she and AAP party supremo Arvind Kejriwal have proposed Mallikarjun Kharghe's name for the PM's face of the INDIA bloc.

       "I have proposed Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge's name. Arvind Kejriwal supported my proposal," the West Bengal CM said in a statement.

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       Besides, AAP MP Raghav Chadha said that Mallilkarjun Kharge has had a 55-year-long good political career. While the final call will be taken after discussion and dialogue, Chadha said Kharge is a social reformed as well as a political luminary.

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