BJP Announces Fifth List of Candidates for West Bengal Assembly Elections
BJP's 5th List For Bengal Polls Includes Veteran, Ex-Union Minister's Nephew
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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released its fifth list of five candidates for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections. This list includes Saurav Sikdar, nephew of former Union minister Tapan Sikdar, and Anindya Raju Banerjee, a former state vice-president. The party has also made changes to candidates in three constituencies due to protests.
- 01BJP's fifth candidate list includes five names for the West Bengal Assembly elections.
- 02Saurav Sikdar is the nephew of Tapan Sikdar, a senior BJP leader.
- 03Anindya Raju Banerjee returns after a hiatus, having previously contested in 2021.
- 04The BJP has changed candidates in three constituencies due to protests.
- 05The elections will be held in two phases on April 23 and April 29.
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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced its fifth list of candidates for the West Bengal Assembly elections, featuring five nominees including Saurav Sikdar, the nephew of senior leader and former Union minister Tapan Sikdar. Other candidates include Taraknath Chatterjee for Krishnanagar Uttar, Anupam Biswas for Kalyani, Anindya Raju Banerjee for Madhyamgram, and Rudraprasad Banerjee for Uluberia Purba. Anindya Raju Banerjee had previously contested in the 2021 elections but had been inactive until recently. The BJP has faced protests from party workers, prompting changes in candidates for three constituencies: Sunil Maharaj has been replaced by Shankar Sikdar in Behala Purba, Kaushik Sidharth replaces Narayan Chandra Mondal in Basirhat Uttar, and Abhijit Sardar has been nominated for Bishnupur (SC). In total, the BJP has announced 292 candidates for the 294 seats in the state. Voting will occur in two phases on April 23 and April 29, with counting scheduled for May 4.
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The changes in candidates may affect voter sentiment and party support in the constituencies where protests occurred.
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