ChiefMinister Mamata Banerjee, who lost to BJP's Suvendu Adhikari in Nandigram, islikely to contest from Bhawanipur.
Bhawanipursitting Trinamool MLA Sovandeb Chattopadhyay has submitted his resignation tothe Speaker on Friday. However, Chattopadhyay is likely to continue as acabinet minister and contest from some other seat.
Sourcesin the party said that the party has decided Banerjee will contest from hertraditional winning seat -- Bhawanipur in South Kolkata.
Banerjeehad in the last two assembly elections contested and won from the Bawanipurseat but this time she decided to contest from Nandigram in East Midnaporeagainst turncoat Suvendu Adhikari. Banerjee was, however, defeated by Adhikari.
ThoughBanerjee was sworn in as the chief minister of the state, according to the ruleshe will have to become an MLA within six months after the formation of thegovernment.
Partysources indicated that Banerjee expressed her willingness to contest from Bhawanipurand so Chattopadhyay who is now the state agriculture minister has been askedto resign from that seat.
Chattopadhyay,who submitted his resignation to Speaker Biman Banerjee in the afternoon, saidthat he had resigned following the party's decision. The minister, however,didn't divulge other details saying that he would do whatever party will askhim to do.