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Bengali Film Actor Koyel Mallick Joins BJP, Day After Party Fields Her for Rajya Sabha Polls

Koel Mallick said she wants to support the BJP’s development agenda after a brief Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha stint ended in July.

Koyel Mallick, a Bengali film actor, officially joined the BJP and was nominated for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections. She previously served as a TMC Rajya Sabha MP before resigning this July. The BJP's West Bengal general secretary welcomed her and expressed hopes for her nomination filing. Mallick stated it would be an honor to serve in the Upper House of Parliament.

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The New Indian Express broke the news in Chennai, India on Monday, October 5, 2026.
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