Mamata Vs Suvendu in Nandigram; BJP releases candidate list
By Asianet Newsable English | First Published Mar 6, 2021, 9:00 PM ISTThe Bharatiya Janata Party has named Suvendu Adhikary as the contender who will take on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the East Midnapore district.
It's official now. Nandigram will be the focus of battleground West Bengal.
The Bharatiya Janata Party has named Suvendu Adhikary as the contender who will take on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the East Midnapore district.
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It will be a prestige battle of sorts for Mamata Banerjee who decided to vacate her own seat Bhawanipur in South Kolkata to contest in Nandigram.
भारतीय जनता पार्टी की केंद्रीय चुनाव समिति ने होने वाले आगामी पश्चिम बंगाल विधानसभा चुनाव के लिए निम्नलिखित नामों पर अपनी स्वीकृति प्रदान की। pic.twitter.com/xwSXnhKuoY
— BJP (@BJP4India)
Suvendu, who was once Mamata's close aides, was the sitting legislator from Nandigram.
The BJP today announced the list of candidates for the first two phases of elections in West Bengal.
Elections in West Bengal are due to be held in eight phases from March 27 to April 29.
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