Here are the key points from TMC s announcement:
Battleground Nandigram
West Bengal is likely to witness a royal fight between Mamata Banerjee and BJP s Suvendu Adhikari in Nandigram with the TMC supremo accepting the challenge extended by her former aide. I am going to Nandigram on March 9. On March 10, I will file the nomination at Haldia, Mamata told reporters while releasing the list of candidates.
Adhikari, who is the sitting MLA from Nandigram, had switched over to the BJP ahead of the elections, leading a spate of defections from the TMC.
Mamata said that Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay will be contesting from her home turf of Bhowanipore.
Updated Mar 01, 2021 | 19:16 IST
The elections for 294-seater West Bengal Assembly will be held in eight phases starting March 27. The counting will take place on May 2. The decisions were taken during a meeting chaired by CM Mamata Banerjee | Photo Credit: PTI
Kolkata: Ahead of the West Bengal polls, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) is expected to drop some of the sitting MLAs from its candidates list. According to agency reports, the party is planning to field more youths, women and leaders with a clean image who have more acceptability within their voters. The decision was taken during Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee s meeting with the 12-member election committee.