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Trinamool Congress forms 12-member committee for upcoming Bengal polls

On Friday (February 26), the Trinamool Congress formed a 12-member election committee that will look into the selection of election candidates and plan all the campaigns and strategies of the party for the upcoming polls.
 

Bengal election Trinamool Congress forms 12-member committee for upcoming Bengal polls-dbr
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West Bengal, First Published Feb 27, 2021, 10:44 AM IST

The Trinamool Congress on Friday (February 26) formed a 12-member election committee that will look into the selection of election candidates and plan all the campaigns and strategies of the party for the upcoming polls.

The committee will be headed by party supremo Mamata Banerjee. The panel will comprise senior party leaders, MPs, and MLAs.

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Subrata Bakshi, Abhishek Banerjee, Sudip Banerjee, Derek O Brien, Sougata Roy, and C M Jatua are members of the election panel.

Firhad Hakim, Subrata Mukherjee, Partha Chatterjee Chandrima Bhattacharya, and Aroop Biswas are also part of the committee.

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A party leader said, “The selection of the candidates will be an important thing this time. Poll strategist Prashant Kishor and his team I-PAC will play an important role in the selection of candidates and planning the campaigns for the party.”

The Election Commission of India announced that the election to the 294-member West Bengal assembly will be held in eight phases. 

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