TMC appoints Ripun Bora as president of its Assam unit

The TMC on Saturday appointed former Rajya Sabha MP Ripun Bora as the party’s Assam unit president.

Bora, an ex-minister of Assam Minister, quit the Congress and joined the TMC a week ago in the presence of the party’s national general secretary, Abhishek Banerjee.

The party, in a tweet, said "We are pleased to share that our Hon'ble Chairperson Smt Mamata Banerjee has appointed Shri Ripun Bora (Ex-MP, Rajya Sabha) as the state president of the Assam unit."

Bora, as a joint candidate of opposition parties in Assam, had unsuccessfully contested the recent Rajya Sabha election.

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