TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee announced that state minister and senior party leader Gautam Deb will become the Mayor of Siliguri. “In other civic boards, a discussion will be held on who will become the mayor. But for Siliguri Gautam Deb will become the mayor as he is the senior-most leader there,” said Banerjee.
According to the West Bengal State Election Commission, 22 rounds will be counted in Asansol and a minimum of eight and a maximum 14 rounds in Bidhannagar. In Chandannagar, a minimum of six and a maximum of 11 rounds of counting will be done while in Siliguri a minimum six and a maximum seven rounds of counting will be done.