The party has also nominated Nisith Pramanik from Mathabhanga, Shankar Adhikari from Chopra, Koustav Bagchi from Barrackpur, and Arup Choudhury from Kamarhati. Among other key names, Priyanka Tibrewal will contest from Entally, while Tapas Roy has been fielded from Maniktala.
According to the list, Rekha Patra has been fielded from Hingalganj (SC), Kalyan Chakraborty from Khardaha, and Roopa Ganguly from Sonarpur Dakshin.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday released its second list of 111 candidates for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections, intensifying the contest with the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) across all 294 seats in the state.
Focus on high-profile contests The second list builds on the BJP’s earlier announcement of 144 candidates. In the first list, Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari was named from Nandigram, where he defeated Mamata Banerjee in 2021, as well as from Bhabanipur, currently represented by the TMC chief.
Other candidates announced earlier include BJP MLA Agnimitra Paul from Asansol Dakshin, actor-turned-politician Rudranil Ghosh from Shibpur, and Bankim Chandra Ghosh from Chakdaha.
Key timeline in West Bengal election 2026 Polling for the West Bengal Assembly elections will be conducted in two phases, on April 23 and April 29, with counting of votes scheduled for May 4.
As per the Election Commission of India (ECI), the first phase covering 152 constituencies will begin with the issuance of the gazette notification on March 30, 2026. The last date for filing nominations is April 6, scrutiny will take place on April 7, and candidates can withdraw nominations until April 9. Voting for this phase is slated for April 23.
For the second phase, covering 142 constituencies, the notification will be issued on April 2, 2026. The last date for filing nominations is April 9, scrutiny will be held on April 10, and the withdrawal deadline is April 13. Polling for this phase will take place on April 29.