Bengal

XKolkata: Former Kolkata Mayor and ex-state Cabinet minister Sovan Chatterjee has returned to the state administration after a gap of seven years, following his appointment as chairman of the Newtown Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA).

Chatterjee was officially informed of his appointment on Friday. The post was previously held by Alapan Banerjee, former state chief secretary and currently Chief Advisor to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

Speculation about Chatterjee’s return to the Trinamool Congress (TMC) has been rife since his meeting with the party’s national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee at the latter’s Camac Street office on September 22.

Adding to the buzz, Chatterjee had a long meeting with Chief Minister and TMC chairperson Mamata Banerjee in North Bengal on Wed

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