Assembly Elections LIVE updates: BJP fields R.G. Kar victim’s mother from Panihati
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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday (March 25, 2026), fielded the mother of the doctor who was raped and murdered at Kolkata’s R.G. Kar Hospital and Medical College in August 2024. She will contest from Panihati in North 24 Parganas. The party announced the names of candidates for 19 more constituencies in West Bengal on Wednesday evening.
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