Mamata elected chairperson of TMC in Parliament
The Hindu
Amid Trinamool chief’s attempts at uniting the opposition
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was unanimously chosen as the Chairperson of its Parliamentary party placing her in a pivotal position to coordinate with the other opposition parties. After TMC’s victory in West Bengal Assembly elections in May this year, the party has been positioning itself as unifier for all opposition parties, a role that the Congress as single largest opposition party has been playing so far. The Congress often finds itself constrained since it is a political opponent to many of the regional parties in different States. Party’s Rajya Sabha leader MP Derek O'Brien at a press conference in Delhi said Ms. Banerjee has been the guiding force behind the parliamentary party for a long time.
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