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
Politics15/Mar/2021
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.
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BJP fields Union Ministers, MPs and actors in Bengal polls
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BJP fields Union Ministers, MPs and actors in Bengal polls. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, March 14 : The BJP on Sunday named several Union Ministers, MPs and actors as its candidates in the West Bengal Assembly polls.
For the high octane polls, the party has fielded Union Minister Supriyo Babul from Tollygunge, actor-turned-politician and Lok Sabha member Locket Chatterjee from Churchura, journalist and MP Swapan Dasgupta from Tarakeshwar, and noted economist Ashok Lahiri from Alipurduar.
Releasing the list of candidates at a press conference here, BJP national General Secretary Arun Singh said that the names were finalised in the Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting, chaired by party chief J.P. Nadda and attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi among others, held on Saturday.
Read more about West Bengal polls: Babul Supriyo, Locket Chatterjee among BJP s candidates on Business Standard. 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