Playing down the breakup of the alliance between Congress and Trinamool Congress for May 30 Kolkata civic body poll, Union Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee today indicated it would not affect the possibility of the two parties aligning for next year's assembly election in West Bengal. <br/><br/>Talking to reporters in Kolkata, he said, Congress has tried forging an alliance with Trinamool Congress for the civic poll but it did not take place. He said, after the civic poll, both sides can again hold talks.<br/><br/>Describing Trinamool Congress as a respected ally of UPA government, he said, it is unfortunate that the alliance could not fight together against CPI-M-led Left Front in civic election. <br/><br/>The veteran Congress leader, who discussed the civic polls with state Congress leaders at his residence earlier in the day, said the Lok Sabha and assembly polls decided the government at the Centre and the state and there is no reason to equate the civic polls with it.<br/><br/>On the issue of senior leader Subrata Mukherjee joining the Trinamool Congress ahead of the civic polls, he said, it was a loss indeed. He also added that Mr. Subrata Mukherjee had left the party before and he had done it again. Former Kolkata Mayor Mukherjee quit Congress on May 6 and joined Trinamool Congress stating that it was not possible for him to fight CPI(M) from within the PCC.