Former minister Rajib Banerjee quits as TMC MLA

In West Bengal, after Suvendu Adhikari, one more former minister of Mamta Banerjee cabinet, Rajib Banerjee, has resigned as TMC MLA on Friday. "I have resigned as MLA of the state assembly. I submitted my resignation letter to the speaker. I thank my party supremo Mamata Banerjee for providing me the opportunity to serve the masses," Banerjee, a two-time member of the legislative assembly, said. "In the days to come, I would continue to serve the people of the Domjur constituency," he added.

The former Forest Minister Rajib Banerjee becomes the latest in a series of high-profile exits from the ruling Trinamool - all with just weeks to go for a tightly contested Assembly poll. He is also the third minister to resign his post in the last six weeks. Last week TMC also lost Shantipur MLA Arindam Bhattcharya, from Nadia district.