TMC Appoints Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay As Leader Of Opposition In Bengal Assembly

TMC named Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay as LoP in the West Bengal Assembly after its poll defeat. Asima Patra and Nayna Bandyopadhyay were appointed Deputy LoPs, while Firhad Hakim became Chief Whip.

TMC named Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay as LoP in the West Bengal Assembly.

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• TMC names Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay Leader of Opposition.
• Asima Patra, Nayna Bandyopadhyay appointed Deputy Leaders.

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Saturday announced its key appointments in the West Bengal Assembly following the party’s defeat in the West bengal Assembly elections.

Senior TMC leader Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay has been elected as the Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly. The party also named Asima Patra and Nayna Bandyopadhyay as the Deputy Leaders of Opposition.

TMC elects Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay as Leader of Opposition in West Bengal.

Asima Patra and Nayna Bandyopadhyay to be the Deputy Leaders of Opposition

Firhad Hakim to be the Chief Whip pic.twitter.com/wGuW8XcoJo

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Meanwhile, senior leader and Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim has been appointed as the Chief Whip of the party in the Assembly.

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