Mr. Banerjee, nephew of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, was heading the party’s youth wing and the post of national general secretary was held by senior leader Subrata Bakshi. Mr. Banerjee, 33, was the only star campaigner of the party after Ms. Banerjee in the recent Assembly polls that saw the defeat of the BJP. Senior party leader Subrata Mukherjee said, “Abhishek has fulfilled the responsibilities that were given to him. Partha Chatterjee, another senior party leader, made the announcement after a meeting of the working committee and core committee of the party. BJP leader Prabir Ghosal has expressed displeasure that senior party leadership did not contact him after death of his mother.

Source: The Hindu June 05, 2021 14:23 UTC