Lok Sabha polls | Trinamool Congress announces candidates for all 42 seats in West Bengal
The Hindu
TMC announces Lok Sabha candidate list at Kolkata rally, Mamata Banerjee sets election tone
The TMC, on March 10, announced its candidate list for all the 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. This was announced during a mega rally at Kolkata’s Brigade Parade Ground.
The party fielded cricketers Yusuf Pathan from Baharampore and Kirti Azad from Bardhaman Durgapur.
Senior Trinamool leaders Saugata Roy retained from Dum Dum and Sudip Banerjee from Kolkata Uttar. Abhishek Banerjee to contest from Diamond Harbour.
The party also launched its poll campaign from the rally where its supremo Mamata Banerjee set the tone for the upcoming elections.
During the rally, Ms. Banerjee said “PM must cross-check facts with officials before making allegations against Bengal” The Chief Minister also added that “We will never allow BJP to bring NRC or open detention camps in Bengal.”
Ms. Banerjee said that Trinamool Congress will contest elections alone in Bengal, will also fight in Assam, Meghalaya.
“All India Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee will announce the party’s candidates for the 42 parliamentary constituencies in West Bengal,” the TMC said in a statement earlier.
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