WB polls: BJP releases list of candidates for last 4 phases, Mukul Roy to contest from Krishnanagar Uttar

By ANI | Published: March 18, 2021 07:11 PM2021-03-18T19:11:37+5:302021-03-18T19:49:30+5:30

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday released a list of 148 candidates for the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth phases of the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections.

WB polls: BJP releases list of candidates for last 4 phases, Mukul Roy to contest from Krishnanagar Uttar | WB polls: BJP releases list of candidates for last 4 phases, Mukul Roy to contest from Krishnanagar Uttar

WB polls: BJP releases list of candidates for last 4 phases, Mukul Roy to contest from Krishnanagar Uttar

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday released a list of 148 candidates for the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth phases of the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections.

BJP vice-president Mukul Roy will contest from Krishnanagar Uttar assembly constituency. He will be facing off against TMC candidate Kaush Mukherjee.

On Wednesday, the BJP had announced the names of four more candidates for the polls.

The party has fielded Bidhan Parui from the Falta assembly seat, Paapia Adhikari from Uluberia Dakshin, Anupam Ghosh from Jagatballavpur and Chandan Mandal from the Baruipur Purba assembly seat.

Elections to the 294-member state assembly will be held in eight phases starting from March 27 with the final round of voting taking place on April 29. The counting of votes will take place on May 2.

( With inputs from ANI )

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