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DARJEELING: Five MLAs from the North Bengal districts took oath as ministers on Monday. People in many parts of North Bengal celebrated as MLAs from the region secured berths in the Cabinet. Usually ministers from North Bengal in the earlier Cabinets were allotted departments like Forest and North Bengal Developments Department (NBDD). This time, the MLAs from this region have managed to bag a wide array of responsibilities. Interestingly, breaking the earlier unwritten norm of appointing an MLA from North Bengal at the helm of affairs in the NBDD department, this time Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee retained this department..