KOLKATA, June 22 -- The rebel Trinamool Congress legislators, recognised as the principal opposition party by the West Bengal speaker, constituted their new national working committee on Monday and elected Arup Roy as their chairperson, a post held by party founder Mamata Banerjee.

"The All India Trinamool Congress held a meeting and formed its national working committee today. Arup Roy has been declared the chairperson. Firhad Hakim, Aroop Biswas, Rathin Ghosh and Sabina Yasmin are vice-presidents," Ritabrata Banerjee, who emerged as a leader of the rebels and was recognised by the speaker as leader of the opposition (LoP) in the assembly, said after the meeting was held at a hotel in New Town.

He said he was elected general secretary ...