The Trinamul Congress is set to take back the control of the Malda zilla parishad and gain majority at two panchayat samitis in the district.

All the three rural bodies are controlled by the BJP now.

Mamata Banerjee’s return to power in Bengal for the third successive term has enabled Trinamul to retake the zilla parishad where the party lost majority to the BJP earlier this year following the defection of the sabhadhipati, Gour Chandra Mandal, and some other members to the BJP.

Some of the defectors returned to Trinamul following the BJP’s rout.

“We will table a no-confidence motion against Mandal. The motion is signed by 23 elected members,” said Hemanta Sharma, a coordinator of Malda district Trinamul.

Sharma said the BJP, which had been running the panchayat samitis of Habibpur and Bamangola since 2018, would also lose control of the two rural bodies.

“Four BJP members of Bamangola panchayat samiti have joined Trinamul and now, we have the support of 12 of the 18 members,” Sharma said.