Kolkata, June 3 -- All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) on Wednesday wrote to West Bengal Assembly Speaker Rathindra Bose and sought recognition of party leader Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay as the Leader of Opposition, citing established legislative precedent and past practices in the House.

In a post on X, TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee named other proposed appointments within the Assembly, including Ashima Patra and Nayana Bandopadhyay as Deputy Leaders of Opposition and Firhad Hakim as Chief Whip.

In the letter addressed to the Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, the party stated, "This is to inform you that the All India Trinamool Congress has made the following appointments with regard to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly: Leader...