Kolkata: Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and veteran politician Yashwant Sinha, who lately joined the Trinamool Congress forward of meeting elections, has been appointed the Vice President of the Mamata Banerjee-led occasion on Monday (March 15).
The former union minister has additionally been inducted into the nationwide working committee as per the order issued on Monday by TMC General Secretary Subrata Bakshi.
The veteran politician joined the TMC in its Kolkata headquarters on Saturday (March 13). After joining the TMC, the 83-year-old political leader stated, “You must be surprised why at this age when I’d distanced myself from party politics. Why am I joining a party and turning active? I’d like to say the country is going through an extraordinary situation.”
“The country is facing an unprecedented situation today. The strength of democracy lies in the strength of the institutions of democracy. All these institutions including the judiciary have become weak now,” stated Yashwant Sinha at TMC headquarters in Kolkata.
Meanwhile, the political setting in West Bengal is getting tense as each the events, BJP and TMC, have began their election campaigns within the state. The meeting elections in West Bengal are scheduled to be held in eight phases. The voting for section 1 for 30 constituencies will happen on March 27, voting for section 2 for 30 constituencies shall be held on April 1.
The polling for section 3 for 31 seats will happen on April 6, for section 4 for 44 constituencies on April 10, for section 5 for 45 constituencies on April 17, for section 6 for 43 constituencies on April 22, for section 7 for 36 constituencies on April 26 and for section 8 for 35 constituencies on April 29.
