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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) connected Thursday (March 19, 2026) announced candidates for 112 seats, which included 3 erstwhile MPs, but maintained soundlessness connected the candidature of Abhaya’s mother.
On Thursday (March 19, 2026), the parent of the doc who was raped and murdered astatine Kolkata’s R.G. Kar Hospital successful August 2024 told media persons that she has informed the BJP enactment astir her determination to contention the Assembly polls from Panihati spot successful North 24 Parganas district. The BJP has not yet announced a campaigner for the seat.
Assembly elections 2026 updates connected March 19, 2026
The parent of the victim, popularly called Abhaya, vowed to decision the Trinamool Congress authorities and said that the downfall of the Trinamool authorities would bring justness to her daughter. The months-long protests successful 2024 implicit the gruesome transgression were 1 of the biggest challenges faced by the Mamata Banerjee authorities successful its 3rd term. Abhaya’s parent besides targeted the CPI(M) enactment and alleged that the enactment leaders had utilized the decease of her girl arsenic a governmental opportunity.
In the archetypal database of candidates announced connected Monday (March 16, 2026), the BJP announced 144 names; the database connected Thursday (March 19, 2026) named 111 caller candidates and changed 1 candidate. The party connected Thursday (March 19, 2026) besides changed the campaigner for the Bishnupur Assembly seat.
Significant names connected the database see 3 erstwhile MPs — erstwhile Rajya Sabha subordinate Rupa Ganguly contesting from Sonarpur South successful South 24 Parganas, Arjun Singh from Noapara successful North 24 Parganas and Nisith Pramanik from Mathabhanga successful Cooch Behar district.
The BJP has fielded advocator Koustav Bagchi from Barrackpore Assembly spot and different lawyer, Tarunjyoti Tiwari, is the campaigner successful Rajarhat Gopalpur. Both the seats are located successful North 24 Parganas district.
The enactment seems to person placed its religion successful the aged defender by fielding Ritesh Tewari from Belgachia Kashipur successful Kolkata. In cardinal Kolkata, the BJP has fielded dense value candidates similar the party’s West’s Bengal vice president, Tapas Roy, from the Maniktala spot and enactment councillor Vijay Ojha has been nominated from Jorasanko.
Rekha Patra, a pistillate person who emerged from the Sandeshkhali movement, has been fielded successful Hingalganj successful North 24 Parganas. The BJP campaigner for Behala Paschim is Indranil Khan, who is the State president of the BJP Yuva Morcha. BJP person Suvendu Adhikari’s member Dibyendu Adhikari has been fielded successful Egra successful Purba Medinipur district. Former constabulary serviceman Rajesh Kumar has been fielded successful Jagaddal successful North 24 Parganas. The BJP has besides fixed tickets to actor-turned-politician Hiran Chatterjee from Shyampur successful Howrah. Mr. Chatterjee, a sitting MLA, had to vacate the Kharagpur Sadar spot for BJP heavyweight Dilip Ghosh.
The BJP has besides fixed tickets to 3 sitting MLAs from the State’s Matua-dominated region. The enactment has fielded Ashok Kirtania from Bongaon Uttar, Swapan Majumdar from Bangaon South and Subrata Thakur from Gaighata. Former Bongaon territory BJP president and Bongaon municipality councillor Devdas Mandal has been fielded from Habra. All 4 seats are successful the North 24 Parganas district.
The enactment is yet to denote candidates for 38 seats. Elections to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly are acceptable to beryllium held successful 2 phases connected April 23 and April 29.
