<p>Kolkata: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/bjp">BJP</a> MLA Shankar Ghosh was appointed as the new opposition chief whip in the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/west-bengal">West Bengal</a> assembly, officials said on Tuesday.</p>.<p>This announcement follows the resignation of BJP MLA Manoj Tigga who was elected as an MP from Alipurduars, leaving the chief whip's position vacant.</p>.West Bengal government announces bureaucratic reshuffle in some departments.<p>Ghosh, who represents Siliguri constituency, and is serving his first term as an MLA, joined the BJP from CPI(M) ahead of the 2021 assembly elections.</p>.<p>He is known to have a close association with Suvendu Adhikari, the Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal assembly.</p>
<p>Kolkata: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/bjp">BJP</a> MLA Shankar Ghosh was appointed as the new opposition chief whip in the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/west-bengal">West Bengal</a> assembly, officials said on Tuesday.</p>.<p>This announcement follows the resignation of BJP MLA Manoj Tigga who was elected as an MP from Alipurduars, leaving the chief whip's position vacant.</p>.West Bengal government announces bureaucratic reshuffle in some departments.<p>Ghosh, who represents Siliguri constituency, and is serving his first term as an MLA, joined the BJP from CPI(M) ahead of the 2021 assembly elections.</p>.<p>He is known to have a close association with Suvendu Adhikari, the Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal assembly.</p>