Kolkata, April 16 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) chairperson Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday that chief ministers of other non-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled states are in touch with her and will unite to remove "useless people."

"Chief ministers of several opposition-ruled states are in touch with me. They are ready to cooperate. TMC is not looking for power. We will unite all people. We want these useless people removed," Chief Minister Banerjee said at a campaign rally in Dinhata in north Bengal's Cooch Behar district, where the first of the two-phase elections will be held on April 23.

However, Banerjee did not name any of the chief ministers.

Congress and Left leaders did not comment on her remark till the filing of the report....