TMC captures two municipal bodies as councillors switch sides

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Press Trust of India Kolkata
Last Updated : Aug 01 2016 | 9:07 PM IST
Trinamool Congress captured two municipal bodies in Murshidabad and Purulia districts when a majority of the councillors switched sides today.
Eleven councillors, along with the chairman of the Congress-controlled Ziaganj-Azimganj Municipality in Murshidabad district, joined TMC, while seven councillors of Purulia's Jhalda Municipality did the same.
"Those who have joined Trinamool are doing so to become a part of Mamata Banerjee's agenda of development. We welcome them to TMC," Abhishek Banerjee, senior party leader and nephew of Mamata Banerjee, said.
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First Published: Aug 01 2016 | 9:07 PM IST

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