In Baranagar, a suburb on the outskirts of Kolkata, the political warmth has intensified because it prepares for an meeting by-poll election concurrent with the Lok Sabha polls, the place the struggle is between two ‘star’ candidates.
The meeting seat turned vacant after Tapas Roy, a high-profile Trinamool Congress chief and MLA, resigned from the get together and joined the BJP. Roy is BJP’s Lok Sabha candidate from Kolkata Uttar.
Each Trinamool Congress and BJP have fielded two ‘star’ candidates who’ve emerged within the political realm of West Bengal following the 2021 elections.
Actor Sayantika Banerjee of Trinamool Congress will compete in opposition to BJP’s sitting Kolkata Municipal Company councillor Sajal Ghosh within the meeting constituency.
Sayantika Banerjee, who joined the Trinamool Congress earlier than the 2021 meeting polls in West Bengal, was fielded from the Bankura constituency however misplaced. Nonetheless, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s get together appointed her as a secretary. There have been even speculations of her being fielded by Trinamool Congress for the Bankura Lok Sabha seat in 2024.
Sajal Ghosh is among the three BJP councillors in Kolkata Municipal Company and a preferred BJP determine not solely in Kolkata however all through the state, particularly in city and semi-urban areas.
Ghosh is thought for his fiery speeches and debates. Lately, he additionally made headlines after Union Dwelling Minister Amit Shah inaugurated his Ram Mandir-themed Durga Puja in 2023.
Baranagar meeting constituency comes below the Dum Dum Lok Sabha seat the place BJP’s Shilbhadra Dutta will contest in opposition to sitting Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy.
