During an organisational meeting at her residence, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee gave a stern warning to TMC members to ensure that their actions do not fall outside the party's framework.
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May 10, 2021 22:22 IST
The Chief Minister will also be in charge of Land and Land Reforms, Information and Cultural Affairs and North Bengal Development departments.
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Governor Jagdeep Dhankar during swearing-in ceremony of new minister of the State, at the Raj Bhavan in Kolkata, Monday, May 10, 2021.
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The Chief Minister will also be in charge of Land and Land Reforms, Information and Cultural Affairs and North Bengal Development departments.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday retained the crucial departments of Home and Health in the allocation of portfolios to the State’s Council of Ministers. Along with these the two crucial portfolios, Ms Banerjee will also be in charge of Land and Land Reforms, Information and Cultural Affairs and North Bengal Development departments.
Turncoats turn the tables on old-timers in West Bengal assembly elections
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Last Updated: Mar 17, 2021, 01:42 PM IST
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The TMC, in its list of 291 candidates, has fielded around 16 turncoats who were either elected representatives of other parties or had joined the TMC over the last few years.
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The ruling TMC and the opposition BJP in Bengal might be pulling out all the stops to go for each other s jugular in the assembly polls, but the rivals share something in common when it comes to their choice of candidates in several high-profile seats - turncoats over tried-and-tested leaders. Once a reviled practice in the state, both the parties seem to have endorsed a record number of turncoats this time triggering a wave of discontentment among their loyalists.