West Bengal elections: BJP announces names of 57 candidates for phase 1, 2 | Full candidate list

BJP on Saturday announced its list of 57 candidates for the first two phases of the West Bengal Assembly elections to be held on March 27 and April 1.

Announcing its first list of candidates for the upcoming West Bengal elections on Saturday, the BJP made it official that Suvendu Adhikari, the former TMC heavyweight, will be fighting Mamata Banerjee from the Nandigram seat. Nadia Chand Bauri Raghunathpur (SC) - Phase 1 Saltora (SC) - Phase 1 Tamluk - Phase 2 Harekrishna Bera Panskura Purab - Phase 2 Panskura Paschim - Phase 2 Moyna - Phase 2 Nandakumar - Phase 2 Mahishadal - Phase 2 Haldia (SC) - Phase 2 Chandipur - Phase 2 Narayangarh - Phase 2 Sabang - Phase 2 Pingla - Phase 2 Debra - Phase 2 Chandrakona (SC) - Phase 2 Keshpur (SC) - Phase 2 Taldangra - Phase 2 Bankura - Phase 2 Onda - Phase 2 Katulpur (SC) - Phase 2 Indus (SC) - Phase 2 Nirmal Dhara Sonamukhi (SC) - Phase 2 Dibakar Ghourmi BJP on Saturday announced its list of 57 candidates for the first two phases of the West Bengal Assembly elections to be held on March 27 and April 1. Elections to Bengal's 294-member Assembly will be held in eight phases with the results to be declared on May 2. The BJP has decided to field former Trinamool Congress leader Suvendu Adhikari from Nandigram against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. TMC chief Mamata Banerjee vacated her own seat from Bhawanipur to contest the elections from Nandigram.