West Bengal candidates list: BJP names Babul Supriyo, TMC turncoat Rajib Banerjee among 63 for 3rd, 4th phases

The BJP released on Sunday announced its list of candidates for the third and fourth phase of the West Bengal Assembly election, due on 6 and 10 April respectively. The saffron party also released names for the Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Assam polls on Sunday. The party, which is seeking to take control in West Bengal by ousting the incumbent TMC government in the state, has fielded 63 candidates for the third and fourth phase of elections. Of these, 27 names are for the third phase and 36 candidates are for the fourth phase. Follow LIVE updates on Assembly elections here In West Bengal, it has fielded former chief economic adviser to the government Ashok Lahiri from the Alipurduar seat, Union minister Babul Supriyo from Tollygunge, and Swapan Dasgupta from the Tarakeshwar Assembly segment. Actor-turned-politician and sitting MP Locket Chatterjee has been fielded from Chunchura, while another MP Nishit Parmanik from Dinhata. TMC turncoat Rajib Banerjee will contest the election from the Domjur constituency as a BJP candidate. A number of film personalities have also been nominated as candidates in the high-stakes battle for West Bengal. Here is the complete list of BJP candidates released for phase three and four as well as phase one and two of West Bengal Assembly Election:

Elections for the West Bengal assembly will be held in eight phases , up from seven last time, beginning with polling for 30 seats on 27 March. The second phase of West Bengal’s assembly elections has been scheduled for 1 April and will cover 30 constituencies, followed by the third phase on 6 April for 31 seats, the fourth phase on 10 April for 44 constituencies, the fifth phase on 17 April for 45 seats, sixth phase for 43 seats on 22 April, seventh phase on 26 April for 36 seats and last and eighth phase on 29 April for 35 seats.