BJP names candidates for Nandigram, Rejinagar bypolls in Bengal; mother of CM Suvendu's slain aide to contest
- On Tuesday, The Bharatiya Janata Party announced candidates for the October 6 bypolls in West Bengal, fielding Hasirani Rath for Nandigram and Sakharav Sarkar for the Rejinagar Assembly seat.
- Rath, the 62-year-old mother of late aide Chandranath Rath, maintains a long-standing political bond with Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and previously served as Karmadhyaksha for Child and Women Development at the Chandipur Panchayat Samiti.
- Nandigram remains a significant battleground after Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari vacated the seat; Rath faces five candidates including Sanchita Pradhan of the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress and Milan Pradhan of The Congress.
- Sarkar, a former Murshidabad district BJP president, contests the Rejinagar seat vacated by Aam Janata Unnayan Party founder Humayun Kabir, facing opposition from the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress , The Congress, and the Left Front.
- Voters will head to the polls on October 6 to decide the outcome in both constituencies, with the Election Commission scheduling vote counting for October 9.
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BJP fields slain Suvendu aide's mother from Nandigram
The BJP has announced Hasirani Rath, mother of slain former aide to Suvendu Adhikari, as its candidate for the Nandigram bypoll, aiming for an emotive campaign. The party also named Sakharav Sarkar for the Rejinagar seat. These bypolls are set against a backdrop of multi-cornered contests and internal TMC disputes, with voting scheduled for October 6.
WB bypolls 2026: BJP fields slain PA Chandranath Rath's mother for Nandigram seat, Sakharav Sarkar for Rejinagar
The Central Election Committee (CEC) of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday fielded Hasirani Rath, mother of Chandranath Rath, the deceased personal assistant of West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, for the upcoming 2026 Legislative Assembly by-elections in West Bengal.
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