Kolkata: Despite expectations of a thumping victory by the Trinamool Congress in the parliamentary elections, party chief and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee is jittery over the possible loss of control over Delhi.

Though many parties including the Biju Janata Dal of Odisha, and AIADMK of Tamil Nadu are showing signs of reconciling with Narendra Modi, Banerjee is sticking to her stand of not having an alliance with the BJP or National Democratic Front (NDA), which she had been a part of.

“It is difficult for us to support Modi considering that in two years there is a state assembly election and the party may lose of the entire minority vote if we share power,” a TMC core committee member said.

Many TMC leaders however have expressed their eagerness to join the government, but Banerjee who holds the final word has ruled out any possibility of reconciliation, in fear of a backslash from the minorities who have supported her by deserting the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM), a TMC leader said.

Banerjee, who left the United Progressive Alliance in September 2012, over the issue of allowing foreign investment in retail, was keen to get back her sought-after Railway Ministry.

At various rallies she had promised voters that, after the release of the results on May 16, TMC would once again occupy the chair and complete the plethora of projects she had initiated in the state as railway minister from 2009 to 2011.

However, with the growing possibility of the NDA reaching the halfway mark in the house of 543 seats, its need for support from Banerjee, who has been described as mercurial, is diminishing.

“Even if they are short by 30 seats, parties like BJD, TRS and YSR Congress will rush in to fill the gap, leaving little space for us,” lamented a party leader.

What is more worrying for Banerjee is the growing influence of the BJP within the state. If exit polls are to be believed, the party will have a vote share of above 15 per cent in the state, and it can have a major impact in the 2016 assembly polls.

“The rise of the BJP is a concern, and the party has to address the same,” another TMC leader said.

What further worries the TMC is that Banarjee has literary burnt bridges with Modi during the just-ended campaign, as the latter accused her of corruption and misrule, while she blamed him for the Gujarat 2002 riots.

“The fact is there is no back channel talks with the BJP, and if the party sees that it is rising in Bengal it will make our life more difficult,” the leader added.

Also the recent findings of a CBI investigation on chit fund scam are worrying for the TMC, as many of its leaders may be indicted in the case.

“The CBI is not an independent body as the Supreme Court has itself said. Hence, BJP government may try to use it against us and that would be very damaging,” he added.