BJP s candidate selection goes awry, supporters stage protests in Bengal
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Tue, Mar 16 2021 22:27 IST |
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Kolkata: BJP activists from various constituencies shout slogans to protest against assembly elections candidates in front of BJP Hastings election office in Kolkata on Tuesday March 16, 2021.(Photo:IANS/Kuntal Chakrabarty) Image Source: IANS News
Kolkata: BJP activists from various constituencies shout slogans to protest against assembly elections candidates in front of BJP Hastings election office in Kolkata on Tuesday March 16, 2021.(Photo:IANS/Kuntal Chakrabarty) Image Source: IANS News
Kolkata, March 16 : Barely a few weeks ahead of the crucial West Bengal assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) s senior leadership is in a soup as the selection of a few candidates in first four phases went awfully wrong in some of the seats in Bengal.
In a memorandum to the EC, BJP stated that 125 of the 135 municipal bodies in the state completed their tenures in April-May last year. But no polls have been held yet.
In West Bengal, the assembly election in the Trinamool Congress-led state will be held in eight phases. The voting for phase 1 for 30 constituencies will take place on March 27, voting for phase 2 for 30 constituencies will be held on April 1. The polling for phase 3 for 31 seats will take place on April 6, for phase 4 for 44 constituencies on April 10, for phase 5 for 45 constituencies on April 17, for phase 6 for 43 constituencies on April 22, for phase 7 for 36 constituencies on April 26 and for phase 8 for 35 constituencies on April 29.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday (February 1) received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Mamata Banerjee is due to meet RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, leader of the opposition in the Bihar Assembly constituency. After that, the Chief Minister will sit with the members of TMC's election committee around 12.30 PM. The Election Commission of India had announced that the assembly elections in the state will be held in eight phases, beginning from March 27 and ending on April 29. The results will be announced on May 2.