Nobody expects mid-term poll: Prakash Karat

CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat on Sunday said that nobody is expecting mid-term Lok Sabha elections, reacting to Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee's comment that there were reports that general elections were imminent. 

"I don't know. Nobody is expecting a midterm poll now," Karat said.

On Friday, Banerjee, the West Bengal chief minister, purportedly told her party workers to prepare for early polls. However, a day later, she retracted, saying the United Progressive Alliance would complete its full term.