TMC names Bengal Minister Manas Bhunia as its Meghalaya in-charge, one other senior chief to take care of Tripura unit

By PTI

KOLKATA: The TMC, which is making an attempt to cement its base within the northeast, on Monday tasked three of its senior leaders with the accountability of managing the celebration’s affairs in two states.

In a press release, the celebration mentioned that MLA and senior cabinet minister Manas Bhunia has been appointed because the in-charge of its Meghalaya unit with instant impact.

TMC-controlled Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation chairman Sabyasachi Dutta was named the co-in cost of the Meghalaya unit.

Dutta, who had converted to the BJP from the TMC in 2019, rejoined the Mamata Banerjee-led camp after the 2021 meeting elections.

Another state-level chief and former minister Rajib Banerjee, who had unsuccessfully contested the final meeting polls on a BJP ticket and returned to the TMC after the celebration’s thumping victory, has been named because the state in-charge of TMC Tripura unit, the assertion added.

In a large jolt to the opposition Congress in Meghalaya, 12 of its 17 MLAs, led by former chief minister Mukul Sangma, joined the TMC final November.

The celebration had additionally been making an attempt to achieve foothold in Goa, the place elections have been held final month, and the outcomes could be introduced on March 10.

Several senior Congress leaders, together with former chief minister Luizinho Faleiro, joined the TMC within the western state forward of the meeting polls there.