Left Front fields Bengal CPIM secretary Md Salim from Murshidabad seat

New Delhi: The West Bengal CPI (M) party on Saturday announced candidates for four key constituencies in the state. CPI(M) state secretary Md Salim has been fielded from the Murshidabad constituency. The Ranaghat constituency will see Alkesh Das as the CPI(M) candidate. For the Bardhaman - Durgapur constituency, the CPI (M) has put forth Sukriti Ghosh as their candidate. Lastly, in the Bolpur constituency, Shyamali Pradhan has been nominated.

The ruling party in West Bengal, the Trinamool Congress, has already announced its candidates for all 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal for the upcoming general elections. The party has fielded former cricketers Yusuf Pathan from Berhampore and Kirti Azad from the Bardhaman Durgapur Lok Sabha seat.

Abhishek Banerjee, the nephew of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, will contest from Diamond Harbour. Mahua Moitra, who was expelled from Lok Sabha in the winter session last year, has been given a ticket from Krishnanagar constituency. Meanwhile, Mukut Mani Adhikari, who recently quit the Bharatiya Janata Party, has also been given a ticket from the Ranaghat Lok Sabha seat.