TMC MLA Jitendra Tiwari quits party hours after Suvendu Adhikari
Trinamool Congress MLA Jitendra Tiwari on Thursday quit the party and as chief of the Asansol Municipal Corporation. However, he said he won't resign from the MLA post. Tiwari had accused the West Bengal government of depriving Asansol of central funds under the Smart Cities Mission project. Earlier on Thursday, TMC leader Suvendu Adhikari quit as a party member.