“Assembly elections in West Bengal may be held in November. The way the situation is fast changing in the state, the Election Commission can advance it. It has the power,” AIFB state general secretary Ashok Ghose told a press conference here.

Maintaining that the EC does not do it normally, the veteran leader said it may advance the polls, due next May, if it receives the green signal from the Centre.

Ghosh, however, said his party would not raise such a demand in the Left Front meeting on June 9. “Why should we raise it?” He also said his party would not leave the Front and continue to work within it.

After Trinamool Congress’ emphatic win in the recent West Bengal civic polls, Banerjee sought early Assembly elections but the Election Commission said the decision would be taken only by the state.