Opp combine edges out CPM civic chief

MALDA, June 3: Forming a mahajot, all 14 non-Left Front councillors today wrested the English Bazaar Municipality seat from CPI-M backed Independent chairman after 11 months. Mr Narendra Nath Tiwari, a Congress councillor, was elected the new chairman of Malda English Bazaar Municipality. In the election held today, Mr Tiwari bagged 14 votes against the caretaker chairman, Mr Nihar Ranjan Ghosh, in a 25-member strong board. Though disunity prevailed among the Congress, the Trinamul Congress and the BJP councillors, they united to elect Mr Tiwari on condition that he would keep the interests of two councillors in mind. On completion of six months, a group of Opposition councillors called a no-confidence motion against the chairman. SNS

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