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TMC names Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay as LoP as BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari becomes Bengal CM
Politics
Published on 9 May 2026
Meet the lawmaker TMC picked as Leader of Opposition
On the day Suvendu Adhikari was sworn in as West Bengal’s first BJP chief minister, TMC announced changes to its legislative leadership. Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay was appointed Leader of the Opposition, while Firhad Hakim was named Chief Whip. The move signals a rapid restructuring as the BJP claimed a historic Assembly election win and took charge of the state government.
- Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay appointed TMC Leader of Opposition in West Bengal
- Firhad Hakim named Chief Whip as BJP forms government
- Appointments announced the same day Suvendu Adhikari took oath as CM
- BJP’s Assembly victory marks a major political shift in the state
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