Mamata announces rejig in Trinamool with one eye on 2021 assembly polls

Sets up two state-level panels, appoints new officce bearers at district level, cancels all other ad-hoc appointments

With an eye on assembly elections in 2021, Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress announced a major reshuffle in the party organisation on Thursday.

Banerjee today announced a state coordination committee of 21 members. The committee will be the nodal authority for organisational and party affairs and will be responsible for the overall supervision, guidance, management and coordination with all district units. 

A seven-member steering committee will manage day-to-day affairs of the party across the state, the Trinamool Congress said in a statement.

At the district level too, there was