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BJP Releases First List of 144 Candidates for West Bengal Polls, Fields Suvendu Adhikari From Bhabanipur in Kolkata.
BJP fields senior leader Suvendu Adhikari in Mamata Banerjee's stronghold Bhabanipur amid a diverse slate of 144 candidates including 10 women, election set for April.
- On Monday, the Bharatiya Janata Party released its first list of 144 candidates for next month's West Bengal Assembly election, fielding senior leader Suvendu Adhikari from Bhabanipur, a seat held by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
- Elections for the 294-seat West Bengal Assembly will occur in two phases on April 23 and April 29, featuring a fierce battle between the ruling Trinamool Congress and the BJP.
- The party aims to project social diversity, fielding 23 teachers—the largest professional group—along with doctors and retired military personnel; women candidates received representation on 11 of the announced seats.
- Former state BJP president Dilip Ghosh will contest from Kharagpur Sadar, while former Rajya Sabha MP Swapan Dasgupta has been fielded from Rashbehari in south Kolkata.
- By fielding Adhikari in Bhabanipur, the BJP seeks to symbolically challenge the Chief Minister on her home turf, with analysts noting the party is attempting to personalize the election around a Mamata versus Adhikari narrative.
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Direct Fight In Bhabanipur: Mamata Vs Suvendu Turns Bengal Poll Into Prestige Clash
By fielding Adhikari from Bhabanipur as well as Nandigram, BJP has signalled that it intends to challenge Banerjee politically & symbolically in the same election, raising the stakes for both leaders.
·India
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WB polls: BJP fields Suvendu Adhikari against Mamata; names 144 candidates in 1st list
The development came a day after Adhikari, the LoP in Bengal legislative assembly, told media persons that Nandigram is the seat he would like to contest but will follow the party’s decision
·New Delhi, India
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2021 Redux? Suvendu Adhikari Takes Fight To Mamata Banerjee's Kolkata Seat
The BJP's Suvendu Adhikari, who beat West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee from Nandigram in the last assembly election, wants a rematch -- this time in Bhabanipur, her current constituency.
·New Delhi, India
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