Guwahati, Dec 21: West Bengal Chief Minister and All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) Leader Mamata Banerjee arrived in Assam on Tuesday, following the party’s massive win in Kolkata Civic Poll recently.
She arrived in Guwahati and visited the Maa Kamakhya Temple in the city’s Maligaon area. The TMC chief was received by Rajya Sabha MP from Assam and member of the party, Sushmita Dev.
The TMC MP wrote on Twitter, “I welcome my leader @MamataOfficial Honble Chief Minister of West Bengal & Chairperson @AITCofficial to Assam. She is here to offer her prayers to Maa Kamakhya & seek her blessings”.
I welcome my leader @MamataOfficial Honble Chief Minister of West Bengal & Chairperson @AITCofficial to Assam.
She is here to offer her prayers to Maa Kamakhya & seek her blessings. pic.twitter.com/EG4gb57Y4L— Sushmita Dev সুস্মিতা দেব (@SushmitaDevAITC) December 21, 2021
Recently 12 Congress MLAs from Meghalaya led by former CM Dr. Mukul Sangma switched over to AITC. In Tripura, the party is trying to make inroads.
After winning West Bengal polls, TMC has shown its national ambitions and is on an expansion mode. It is also eyeing Goa big time.