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Trinamool Congress MPs have unanimously chosen party supremo Mamata Banerjee, who is also the chief minister of West Bengal, as the chairperson of its parliamentary party. This will put her in a position to coordinate with other Opposition parties at the national level.
Interestingly, though Mamata is not an MP yet this position means her growing stature in her bid to unite all opposition parties against the BJP with 2024 topping the agenda.
Announcing the decision of the MPs, Rajya Sabha member Derek O’Brien at a press conference in Delhi said that she has been the guiding force behind the Trinamool Congress parliamentary party for a long time.
“We are just formalising a reality. Our chairperson is a seven-time Member of Parliament. She has the vision to guide the parliamentary party. She has the experience and insight. She was anyway guiding us,” he said.
