"We are talking to our allies and the supporting parties... it is important to have a consensus within the UPA and with the parties supporting it," Congress spokesperson Rashid Alvi told reporters.

Sources said while the Congress has been able to take two UPA allies Nationalist Congress Party and the DMK on board on the names of Vice President Hamid Ansari and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee for the top post, it will make all attempts to ensure that the TMC chief is on the same page on the issue.