West Bengal Assembly elections | No cakewalk for celeb candidates this time in Bengal
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Both TMC and BJP have mostly fielded them in the opponent’s strongholds
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Both TMC and BJP have mostly fielded them in the opponent’s strongholds
Among the many changes that Trinamool Congress (TMC) chairperson and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ushered in in West Bengal politics was introducing actors and celebrities from the field of culture into politics. From yesteryear stars such as Moon Moon Sen to present-day actors like Dev, Ms. Banerjee successfully used their star appeal and reaped political dividends. Even in the 2019 Lok Sabha election, she sprang a surprise by nominating Nusrat Jahan and Mimi Chakraborty, who went on to become Lok Sabha MPs from Basirhat and Jadavpur respectively.
Bengal polls: BJP names candidates for third, fourth phases
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For the high-stakes battle in the state, the BJP has fielded a Union Minister, three sitting MPs, a noted economist and several film personalities
The BJP on Sunday came out with the names of 63 candidates for the third and fourth phases of assembly polls in West Bengal, nominating four MPs including Union Minister Babul Supriyo and several new faces, triggering protests and resignations in various parts of the state. In a surprise move, the party nominated Trinamool Congress turncoat and octogenarian sitting MLA of Singur, Rabindranath Bhattacharya. Of late, the BJP has not been nominating such elderly persons as poll candidates.
BJP Names Candidates for Third, Fourth Phases of Bengal Assembly Polls
The BJP has fielded a Union minister, three sitting MPs, a noted economist and several film personalities for the high-stakes battle in the state.
BJP Bengal president Dilip Ghosh with party workers at Jirat, Hooghly. Photo: Twitter/@DilipGhoshBJP
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New Delhi/Kolkata: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday came out with the names of 63 candidates for the third and fourth phases of assembly polls in West Bengal, nominating four MPs including Union minister Babul Supriyo and several new faces, triggering protests and resignations in various parts of the state.
New Delhi [India], March 14 (ANI): Union Minister Babul Supriyo and MP Locket Chatterjee are among the 65 candidates whose names were released by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday for the third and fourth phase of the upcoming West Bengal assembly polls.
Four MPs, actors, defectors, and an economist, BJP raises stakes in Bengal game
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Last Updated: Mar 15, 2021, 12:00 AM IST
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In the ST-dominated Alipurduar constituency which has many tea estates, Lahiri is pitted against TMC’s sitting MLA Sourav Chakraborty who polled over 44% of votes in 2016, and was recently in a controversy for taking Covid-19 vaccine despite not being a frontline worker.
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A senior BJP leader, on condition of anonymity, told ET that Lahiri and many other MPs are being nominated to assure the people of a strong government if the party wins.
The BJP on Sunday announced that it will field former chief economic adviser to the central government and member of the 15th Finance Commission, Ashok Lahiri, from the Alipurduar seat, and minister of state for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Babul Supriyo from Tollygunge against TMC minister Arup Biswas, and former journalist Swapan Dasgupta from Tarakeshwar assembly constituency.