US EditionBJP Unveils Second Candidate List for West Bengal Polls
The BJP named 111 candidates, including 19 women, raising its total to 255 for the West Bengal assembly elections held in two phases with counting on May 4.
- On Thursday , the Bharatiya Janata Party released its second list of 111 candidates, including Rekha Patra for Hingalganj and Roopa Ganguly for Sonarpur Dakshin.
- Building on the first release, the BJP's second list includes 111 candidates, bringing the total to 255 out of 294 seats, with some changes like a new candidate for Bishnupur.
- The list includes Nisith Pramanik, former Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, contesting Mathabhanga, and Suvendu Adhikari, contesting two seats, Bhabanipur and Nandigram.
- With polling set for April 23 and April 29, the second list features around 19 women and assigns candidates to Itahar, Nabagram, Khargram and Kandi, shaping local matchups before May 4, 2026.
- Strategically, the list positions the party to consolidate influence in the Barrackpore industrial belt by fielding Arjun Singh and Pawan as a father-son duo and broadens its footprint in Darjeeling, Ranaghat Dakshin, Gaighata, and Maynaguri while including actor Hiranmoy Chattopadhyay, candidate for Shyampur.
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West Bengal Assembly Elections: BJP releases second list for polls, fields 111 candidates
The BJP has revealed its second list of candidates for the West Bengal Assembly elections. The party has named 111 more nominees, bringing the total to 255 for the 294-member Assembly. The new list features prominent figures including Sandeshkhali protest leader Rekha Patra and former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajesh Kumar.
3 former MPs – Roopa Ganguly, Nisith Paramanik, Arjin Singh – find place in BJP’s second Bengal list
In its second list of 111 candidates for West Bengal, released on Thursday, the BJP has fielded former TMC MLA Tapash Roy, who recently joined the party, from Maniktala, and party old-timer Ritesh Tiwari from Kashipur-Belgachhia seat.
BJP releases second list of 111 candidates for West Bengal Assembly polls
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday released its second list of 111 candidates for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections, setting the stage for a high-stakes contest against the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) across all 294 constituencies in the state.
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