West Bengal a historical state of India, born in the wake of India's independence following the seperation of Bengal, has been renamed as Pashchim Banga, Industries by the Mamta banerjee Minister Partha Chatterjee announced regarding the development.
The decision was unanimously taken by the government and opposition parties as well, Chatterjee said.
"It has been unanimously decided ... from now on West Bengal will be called Paschim Banga. In English also, the name will be written as Paschim Banga," Chatterjee told a media conference.
"We have agreed with the government regarding the renaming of West Bengal," opposition leader Surya Kanta Mishra of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPi-M) said.
"We considered all aspects including administrative, historical and social while deciding the name," said Chatterjee.
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