Kolkata (West Bengal): Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Yashwant Sinha, who recently joined the Trinamool Congress, has been appointed the Vice President of the Mamata Banerjee-led party.
The former union minister has also been made a member of the TMC national working committee as per the order issued on Monday by TMC General Secretary Subrata Bakshi.
READ: Former BJP Leader Yashwant Sinha joins TMC
On March 13, Sinha joined the TMC in Kolkata ahead of the state Assembly polls.
West Bengal will witness eight-phased Assembly polls beginning March 27.
READ: Yashwant Sinha recalls Mamata courage during Kandahar plane hijacking case
The tenure of the 16th Legislative Assembly of West Bengal will end on May 30 this year. A total of 7,34,07,832 voters will choose their representative for the 17th Legislative Assembly of West Bengal.
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