Opinion: Subhankar Sarkar — Congress’ New Bengal Chief Pick Is A Truce Signal To TMC, And A Hint For Left 

File image of Subhankar Sarkar, the new West Bengal Congress chief, with Rahul Gandhi.

Source : X.com

In a significant political shift, the Congress has appointed Subhankar Sarkar as the new president of its West Bengal unit, replacing the veteran Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury. This move is crucial as Chowdhury’s hardline stance against the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and its leader Mamata Banerjee was seen as a major roadblock to a potential alliance between the Congress and Bengal’s ruling party. Despite the TMC showing interest in joining forces with the Congress under the broader