Mamata Banerjee elected leader of Trinamool Congress legislature party

Mamata Banerjee has been unanimously elected as the leader of Trinamool Congress legislature party at its meeting here today.

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Kolkata

May 20, 2016 15:41 IST

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Mamata Banerjee has been unanimously elected as the leader of Trinamool Congress legislature party at its meeting here today.

TMC secretary general Partha Chatterjee, who was re-elected from Behala Paschim seat, proposed her name which was seconded by all the newly-elected MLAs of the party.

Banerjee after which left for Raj Bhavan to meet the governor apparently to stake claim to form a new government.

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