Kolkata, Oct. 12 -- Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari congratulated newly elected West Bengal Bar Council chairman Samir Pal, who defeated outgoing chairman, Trinamool MLA Ashok Deb by 18-8 votes. Adhikari also handed over gifts to vice-chairman Ajay Choubey, who won by a margin of 17-9 votes.
The CM congratulated former Trinamool councillor Anidya Rout and Siddhartha Mookerjee for helping BJP candidates secure victory.
Arun Sarkar, another lawyer from Siliguri who contributed to the BJP's victory in the Bar Council polls, was elected as the state representative to the Bar Council of India. Adhikari said he would hold a meeting with Bar Council members.
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