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BJP fields former CEA Ashok Lahiri
March 14, 2021
MPs, defectors from TMC, actors get tickets too The BJP on Sunday sprung a surprise as it announced former Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) and noted economist Ashok Lahiri as a candidate for the upcoming Assembly polls in West Bengal.
Lahiri, who was a member of the 15th Finance Commission and worked with Union Finance Ministers Jaswant Singh and P Chidambaram, will contest the North Bengal seat of Alipurduar – a semi-urban constituency with a tea garden-centric economy and tribal populace.
Lahiri was appointed as a part-time member of the 15th Finance Commission in November 2017, and in April 2018, elevated as a full-time member.