Abhishek Banerjee, Diamond Harbour MP and nephew of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, has been appointed TMC’s all India common secretary, knowledgeable social gathering chief Partha Chatterjee at press meet on Saturday.
The younger TMC chief was elevated to a place of higher accountability on the social gathering’s first organisational assembly for the reason that resounding Meeting election victory final month.
Abhishek will likely be changing Subrata Bakshi because the nationwide common secretary.
“Our social gathering chief Mamata Banerjee has nominated MP Abhishek Banerjee because the all India common secretary of the TMC,” Chatterjee mentioned, following two essential conferences earlier within the day.
In the meantime, actor-turned-TMC chief Sayoni Ghosh has been made the youth wing president – a put up earlier held by the MP.
Chatterjee additionally mentioned that the working committee has determined that one individual will likely be allowed to carry only one put up within the social gathering, and the core committee has duly given its approval. He added that no dialogue was held on turncoats, who had stop the TMC to affix the BJP forward of the meeting polls, and have been now prepared to return to the social gathering fold.
Abhishek shot to fame shortly earlier than the meeting elections because the 33-year-old emerged because the undeclared No. 2 within the Trinamool Congress and the reason for heartburn for senior leaders, lots of whom left the social gathering.
The BJP, acknowledging that Abhishek can be Mamata’s mushy spot, had made the “bhaipo (nephew)” one of many central targets of its marketing campaign.
The son of Mamata’s brother Amit Banerjee, Abhishek was first seen by her aspect after the Trinamool ended the Left Entrance’s 34-year rule to come back to energy. Celebrated as a youth icon, the then 23-year-old was quickly made the nationwide president of the All India Trinamool Youth Congress. To bolster this picture, Abhishek organises sports activities tournaments in his constituency yearly.
Abhishek was picked because the MP for Diamond Harbour parliamentary constituency after it fell vacant following social gathering MP Somen Mitra’s resignation because of variations with the social gathering management. Abhishek received the seat on the age of 26 in 2014 becoming a member of the listing of youngest parliamentarians.
Speculations had been rife that extra youth leaders could also be moved up the social gathering hierarchy.
“Organisationally, Abhishek Banerjee might get extra accountability in state politics as a result of on this Meeting election Abhishek was the primary strategist after Mamata Banerjee and he received immense success. So, the social gathering might give recognition of his management,” a senior TMC chief had earlier mentioned.
“Many organisational modifications could also be seen at Saturday’s assembly as Didi has to accommodate extra leaders who haven’t received ministries. So, Mamata Banerjee might introduce a ‘one chief, one put up’ coverage, and should take away the district presidents who’re within the state Cupboard,” he added.
He additional mentioned that Mamata Banerjee has at all times been in favour of mentioning the youth management. “After the landslide victory, there isn’t a main election within the coming three years. So, Mamata Banerjee might nicely take a threat to groom some youth leaders on this tenure.”