Furious Congress leaders in the state, including WBPCC working president Pradip Bhattacharjee, who claimed no prior knowledge of Mukherjee’s visit to the railway minister, have decided to raise the issue with the Union finance minister when he visits Kolkata on February 8 to hold a meeting over seat-sharing for the upcoming elections to 82 municipalities, including the Kolkata Municipal Corporation.

A report regarding the issue has already been sent to K Keshav Rao, the AICC in-charge of Bengal, by state leaders. “We have already submitted a report to Delhi over the issue,” said Bhattacharjee.

“There is nothing to say in this matter,” said Subrata Mukherjee.

After Mukherjee’s visit to Banerjee’s residence, speculation was rife in political circles that he had gone there to ensure his berth as the KMC Mayor.

Mukhjerjee’s stand so far has been that he met the Trinamool chief to discuss seat-sharing for the forthcoming municipal polls. He is also scheduled to meet Dinesh Dwivedi, the Trinamool MP and Union minister of state for health, over the issue of strikes in the jute sector in Bengal.