Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar replaces Kalyan Banerjee as TMC's chief whip in Lok Sabha

TMC appointed Barasat MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar as its new chief whip within the Lok Sabha. File | Photo Credit: AP

The All India Trinamool Congress on Tuesday (August 5, 2025) appointed Barasat MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar as its new chief whip within the Lok Sabha, and actor-turned-politician Satabdi Roy as its deputy chief within the House.

Ms. Dastidar changed Serampore MP Kalyan Banerjee, who resigned from the publish on Monday following a string of run-ins with social gathering colleague Mahua Moitra, who represents Krishnanagar in Lok Sabha.

“Shri Kalyan Banerjee submitted his resignation yesterday to the Chairperson from the post of Chief Whip of the @AITCofficial Parliamentary Party in the Lok Sabha. The Chairperson has accepted his resignation and thank him for his contributions in that role,” the TMC stated in a publish on X.

Shri Kalyan Banerjee submitted his resignation yesterday to the Chairperson from the publish of Chief Whip of the @AITCofficial Parliamentary Party within the Lok Sabha. The Chairperson has accepted his resignation and thank him for his contributions in that function.

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— All India Trinamool Congress (@AITCofficial) August 5, 2025

“In consultation with senior parliamentarians, the Chairperson has nominated Dr. Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar as the new Chief Whip of the @AITCofficial in the Lok Sabha and Smt. Satabdi Roy as the new Deputy Leader of the AITC in the Lok Sabha with immediate effect,” it added.

The TMC had on Monday appointed its nationwide normal secretary Abhishek Banerjee its chief in Lok Sabha. Roy, the MP of Birbhum, will help him in his new function.

Both Ms. Ghosh Dastidar and Ms. Roy are four-time MPs.

Published – August 05, 2025 03:32 pm IST