No-trust motions have been moved against the chiefs of three Trinamul Congress-run gram panchayats in East Midnapore district by their colleagues in the party.

Trinamul sources in the district said the developments marked the continuation of a trend that had begun months ago when certain leaders were suspected to have links with the BJP while they were still in the party ruling the state.

“A handful of rural leaders worked for the BJP in the Assembly polls which concluded in the district earlier this month,” said a Trinamul source.

On Tuesday, Tamluk subdivisional officer received a letter of no-confidence against Sahid Matangini gram panchayat chief Dibakar Jana. The letter carried the signatures of 25 out of 30 members of the Trinamul-run body.

In a separate letter, 10 out of 12 members of the Raghunathpur 2 gram panchayat signed a letter of no-confidence against pradhan Shiladitya Adak.

In Nandakumar block, the BDO on Tuesday received a letter of no-confidence against Kumarchowk gram panchayat pradhan Basudeb Mantri.

In the Khakarda gram panchayat in the district, 14 of 21 members moved a no-trust motion against deputy chief Nikunj Manna.

“During the elections, we saw several Trinamul panchayat members working for the BJP. We are appealing to district authorities to remove them from their posts at panchayats,” said Trinamul’s Sahid Matangini block president Sharad Meta.

Panchayat law dictated no-confidence motions could be taken up against office-holders only after half of the five-year term ended. The current boards of the four panchayats where the no-trusts motions were moved complete two-and-a-half years this month.

“We will fix the dates of the no-trust votes soon,” said a district official.