Stopping millimetres short of pronouncing her Prime Ministerial designs, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday called for a Parivartan-II — albeit in Delhi — before dubbing the Trinamool Congress as the only viable alternative for what she termed a “corrupt” Congress and a “rioter” BJP.

In what seemed to be a high-pitch political discourse aimed at outfits with stakes in Delhi, Banerjee thundered from a massive 10-12 lakh rally: “I gave a call for Parivartan in Bengal, you responded. Now I give a call for Parivartan in Delhi which is a matter of days.  But I want to make it clear that the BJP and the Congress are not the alternatives to each other. The Trinamool Congress is the only alternative in Delhi.”

Banerjee’s mind was spoken by writer Mahashweta Devi a fairly old ally of the Chief Minister who also attended the Brigade Parade Ground rally in central Kolkata even as she said, “I would like to see Mamata as the next Prime Minister because she is the only ideal candidate. She has brought back golden days in Bengal.” Devi's statement found an echo in Muslim cleric Nurur Rehman Barkati’s voice who also said, “Mamata Banerjee will be the best Prime Ministerial candidate.”

The left had lost its golden chances that came repeatedly its ways “but we are not going to spoil that chance and make full use of whatever comes our way,” Banerjee said indicating her national designs.

But to make her central dreams come true the Trinamool would have to win all the 42 seats in Bengal and then “coordinate with our friends in other parts of the country.”

Beating her electoral trumpet Banerjee revived the seemingly moribund idea of Federal Front stating as no party would get majority in Delhi Federal Front was the only way to fulfil the aspirations of the people of all States and Bengal together.

Making clear that her party was not forming any pre-poll alliance in Bengal, Banerjee said, “We will definitely form a Federal Front with the help of our friends outside this State. For that to happen will have to win in good numbers in Bengal.”

A Federal Front was the “only solution” for the aspirations of different States the Chief Minister thundered from a star-studded podium filled choc-a-bloc with a mosaic personalities from various fields: from film stars, to civil society members to the family of martyrs and not the least Gorkha Janmukti Morcha chief Bimal Gurung who had just sunk his differences with Banerjee.

The CM said her party would field candidates in other States also. “We will fight in other States also for which talks are on,” she said, adding she would go campaigning outside Bengal. “I will go campaigning in other States like Manipur, Tripura for our candidates.”

Though the Chief Minister would not make a direct reference of BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi she made it clear that her party “was not considering any alliance with any party of rioters” or any other “corrupt party” (read Congress).

Incidentally Modi too would be holding a mass meeting on February 5 at Brigade Parade Ground considered a 'prestige venue' for the outfits in Bengal. After Modi the left Front would organise a rally at the same venue on February 9.