Trinamool nominates Sobhandeb as Opposition leader, Firhad as Chief Whip

The Trinamool Congress connected Saturday (May 9, 2026) nominated elder enactment person and Ballygunge MLA Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay arsenic the Leader of Opposition successful the 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly.

Mr. Chattopadhyay, 82, had served arsenic the State Minister of Agriculture and Parliamentary Affairs earlier.

A property connection signed by Trinamool Congress person Abhishek Banerjee said the enactment volition person 2 lawman leaders of Opposition successful the House – Dhanekhali MLA Asima Patra and Chowringhee. MLA Nayna Bandyopadhya.

Kolkata Municipal Corporation Mayor and Kolkata Port MLA Firhad Hakim has been nominated arsenic the Trinamool Chief Whip successful the Assembly.

Since enactment chairperson Mamata Banerjee mislaid the Assembly polls from Bhabanipur, she volition not beryllium contiguous successful the House. The work of starring 80 MLAs of the Trinamool Congress volition autumn connected Mr. Chattopadhyay. During the day, the enactment chairperson said: “We volition proceed to be a strong, vocal and uncompromising absorption some successful Delhi and West Bengal.”

A peculiar league of the Assembly is apt to beryllium convened soon wherever the recently elected MLAs volition beryllium administered an oath. The BJP had won 207 seats successful the 294-member Assembly.