 March 10, 2024 The West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led TMC on Sunday announced 42 candidates for the upcoming general elections in Bengal, making it official there is no alliance with the INDIA bloc parties in the State. #WATCH | TMC announces names of 42 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2024; CM Mamata Banerjee leads the parade of candidates in Kolkata.Former cricketer Yusuf Pathan and party leader Mahua Moitra are among the candidates of the party. pic.twitter.com/9pS9QdAwE3— ANI (@ANI) March 10, 2024 The seat from which Mahua Moitra was elected to the Lok Sabha in 2019, Karthinagar, will serve as the backdrop for her contest. She was expelled from the Lok Sabha due to a bribe-for-question controversy. The 42-seat did not include the name of actor Nusrat Jahan, who is now serving as an MP for Basirhat, a Sandeshkhali constituency, for the Lok Sabha elections. TMC party announced its list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections at a grand rally held at the Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata. This was the first time the party had made such an announcement in this manner. The names of the candidates were revealed by TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee, while the party’s leader and Chief Minister Banerjee, paraded with the 42 candidates in front of a massive gathering at the ground. Meanwhile, Congress claimed that it has always preferred the INDIA bloc to fight the election together against the BJP and the party has made it clear time and time again that it wants to share seats in West Bengal with the TMC in a decent arrangement. The Indian National Congress has consistently argued that rather than being finalized by decree, such an accord must be reached through discussions. The party has always wanted the INDIA group to fight the BJP together, said senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh. [ad_2]){kind=link}
Former India cricketer Yusuf Pathan will contest Lok Sabha elections as Trinamool Congress candidate from West Bengal’s Behrampore constituency, which is at present held by Congress’s Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.
Congress is but to call its candidates for Bengal, nevertheless, Chowdhury is prone to search a recontest from the seat, which he has represented as many as 5 occasions within the Lok Sabha.
Taking to X, the previous cricketer prolonged his gratitude to celebration supremo Banerjee for welcoming him into the TMC household and trusting him with the accountability to turn out to be the folks’s voice within the Parliament. As representatives of the folks, it’s our responsibility to uplift the poor and disadvantaged, and that’s what he hopes to realize, Pathan added.
The West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led TMC on Sunday introduced 42 candidates for the upcoming common elections in Bengal, making it official there is no such thing as a alliance with the INDIA bloc events within the State.
The seat from which Mahua Moitra was elected to the Lok Sabha in 2019, Karthinagar, will function the backdrop for her contest. She was expelled from the Lok Sabha on account of a bribe-for-question controversy.
The 42-seat didn’t embody the identify of actor Nusrat Jahan, who’s now serving as an MP for Basirhat, a Sandeshkhali constituency, for the Lok Sabha elections.
TMC celebration introduced its checklist of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections at a grand rally held on the Brigade Parade Floor in Kolkata. This was the primary time the celebration had made such an announcement on this method.
The names of the candidates had been revealed by TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee, whereas the celebration’s chief and Chief Minister Banerjee, paraded with the 42 candidates in entrance of an enormous gathering on the floor.
In the meantime, Congress claimed that it has all the time most well-liked the INDIA bloc to combat the election collectively towards the BJP and the celebration has made it clear time and time once more that it needs to share seats in West Bengal with the TMC in a good association.
The Indian Nationwide Congress has constantly argued that quite than being finalized by decree, such an accord should be reached by means of discussions. The celebration has all the time wished the INDIA group to combat the BJP collectively, stated senior Congress chief Jairam Ramesh.