The Bharatiya Janata Party released its first candidate list for the upcoming bengal assembly elections on Monday. The list consists of 144 candidates, including names like Savitri Barman, Sukumar Roy, and Umesh Roy.
The BJP has fielded LoP Suvendu Adhikari from two seats-Bhabanipur and Nandigram. Shankar Ghosh fielded from Siliguri, Ashok Dinda from Moyna, Agnimitra Paul from Asansol Dakshin.
Other heavyweight candidates include former state president Dilip Ghosh, who is contesting from Kharagpur Sadar, and Agnimitra Paul, fielded from Asansol Dakshin.
To bolster its presence in the state capital, the party has nominated former Rajya Sabha MP Swapan Dasgupta for the Rashbehari constituency.
In North Bengal, key figures like Shikha Chatterjee in Dabgram-Phulbari and Shankar Ghosh in Siliguri are expected to play pivotal roles. This strategic selection of seasoned leaders reflects the party's focus on veteran organizational strength for the 2026 polls.
Bengal Election 2026
The Election Commission of India on Sunday announced the dates for the 2026 assembly elections in West Bengal among other states. The polls in WB would be held in two phases on April 23 and April 29.
Mamata Banerjee led Trinamool Congress is currently in power in the state. The supremo is eyeing a fourth consecutive term in power, while the opposition BJP is going all-out to turn the tables. The elections in Bengal are being held in the aftermath of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), which became a subject of intense politicking and also reached the Supreme Court.
In simple terms, SIR is a more thorough version of voter-list revision that goes beyond regular updates. It involves house-to-house enumeration and provides fresh verification to ensure that only eligible voters are registered, while those who are ineligible — duplicate, migrated or dead — are removed.
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