West Bengal Assembly polls: TMC names candidates for 291 seats, leaves three for ally GJM – Politics News , Firstpost
Mamata Banerjee said that around 23-24 sitting MLAS have been dropped, while the party has focused on including about 50 women, 42 Muslims, 79 SC and 17 ST candidates in the list
File photo of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee. PTI
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday released the list of Trinamool Congress candidates for the upcoming assembly polls for 291 seats with emphasis on youths, minority, women and backward communities.
Three candidates of the Bimal Gurung faction of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), an ally of the TMC, will be contesting from the remaining three seats in Darjeeling.
“This time we have stressed on more youths and women candidates. Around 23-24 sitting MLAS have been dropped and there are names of about 50 women, 42 Muslims, 79 SC and 17 ST candidates in the list,” Banerjee said.
Exuding confidence of returning to power for the third consecutive time, Banerjee termed it as the “easiest” election the TMC has ever faced.
“After we come to power we will create Vidhan Parishad to accommodate senior and experienced leaders. We could not accommodate everybody especially those above the age of 80 years,” she said.
“I will be contesting from Nandigram, my party colleague Sovandeb Chattopadhyay will be contesting from Bhawanipore seat,” she said.
Banerjee also challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to deploy as much central force as it wants, as she claimed that the TMC will emerge victorious, regardless.
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