West Bengal Polls: BJP releases list of candidates for 3rd and 4th phase

The Bharatiya Janata Party has released a list of 27 candidates for the 3rd phase and a list of 38 candidates for the 4th phase of assembly polls in West Bengal.

This time Rajya Sabha MP Swapan Dasgupta and Union Minister Babul Supriyo are also contention for the running in the polls. Actor-turned-politician and sitting MP Locket Chatterjee will fight from Chunchura and MP Nishit Parmanik from Dinhata.

"We are announcing the names of 27 candidates for the third phase and 38 candidates for the fourth phase of polls in West Bengal. Economist Ashok Lahiri will contest from Alipurduar, Rajib Banerjee from Domjur, and Rabindranath Bhattacharya from Singur," said BJP National General Secretary Arun Singh.

"Swapan Dasgupta will contest from the Tarakeswar Assembly seat, MP Nisith Pramanik from Dinhata, and Union Minister Babul Supriyo will contest from Tollygung Assembly seat. Actor Yash Das Gupta will contest from Chanditala," he added.

The West Bengal polls will take place in eight phases where the first phase will begin from March 27 and the final phase will begin from April 29. The Election Commission Of India will announce the results on May 2.