A new era begins: Abhishek Banerjee has national plans for Trinamool

The rise of Abhishek Banerjee aka Bhaipo in the ranks of the party and Bengal politics was a foregone conclusion after the election in West Bengal

Bengal politics came a full circle last Friday when Mukul Roy, a founding member of the Trinamool Congress, returned to the party after a near four-year stint with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). This came days after Abhishek Banerjee visited Roy’s ailing wife at the hospital. 

Roy rejoined the party with his son, Subhranshu. More leaders keen on coming back to the Trinamool-fold are said to be in touch with Abhishek and the days ahead could see him playing an even more important role.

But the rise of Abhishek Banerjee aka Bhaipo in the ranks of the party and Bengal