Ahead of the assembly polls, West Bengal forest minister Rajib Banerjee today quit the Mamata Banerjee cabinet. Banerjee, in a letter to the chief minister, said he was tendering his resignation as a cabinet minister, but did not cite any reason. Banerjee also said that a copy of the resignation letter has been forwarded to Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar for ‘necessary action’.
Elections of 294 Assembly Seats in West Bengal are slated to take place later this year.