December 22, 2025 03:47 pm (IST)
Follow us:
Mishra appointed as CPI-M's new state secretary in WB
Kolkata, Mar 13 (IBNS): The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Friday named senior party leader and Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal assembly Surya Kanta Mishra as the new state secretary of the party's West Bengal unit.
He will replace Biman Basu.
Basu had been serving as the state secretary since 2006.
The decision on naming Mishra as the new state secretary was taken at the first meeting of the newly elected state committee.
The party said Mishra's name was proposed by Basu and seconded by former state chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee.
Support Our Journalism
We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism
IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.
Support objective journalism for a small contribution.
Latest Headlines
Historic deal sealed: India, New Zealand sign landmark Free Trade Agreement in record time
Mon, Dec 22 2025
Emergency landing drama: Air India flight heads back to Delhi after engine malfunction!
Mon, Dec 22 2025
Netherlands teams up with India to bring Gujarat’s National Maritime Heritage Complex to life
Sun, Dec 21 2025
'Sing Secular or Else’: Lagnajita concert clash adds to growing attacks on Hindu expression in Bengal
Sun, Dec 21 2025
Obesity cannot be treated with shortcuts: Jitendra Singh
Sun, Dec 21 2025