Mukul Roy on BJP’s 2nd list

New Delhi, March 18

The BJP on Thursday announced a list of 157 candidates for the West Bengal Assembly elections. The party had earlier announced names of over 118 candidates for the state. The seats for which candidates are yet to be announced include the hill constituencies of Darjeeling, Kurseong and Kalimpong.

Party’s national vice-president Mukul Roy will contest from Krishnanagar North, while senior BJP leader Rahul Sinha has been fielded from Adra. Baishali Dalmia, daughter of late BCCI chief Jagan Mohan Dalmiya, will be contesting from Bally. Meanwhile, party candidate from Chowrangee Shikha Mitra, widow of former WBPCC chief Somen Mitra, has objected to her name in the list. — TNS