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KOLKATA: The Trinamool Congress on Sunday introduced the names of 2 former Union ministers Shatrughan Sinha and Babul Supriyo as its applicants for the by-poll in Asansol Lok Sabha and Ballugunge Meeting constituencies respectively to be hung on April 12. Sinha had give up the BJP in 2019 and Supriyo in 2021.
“Glad to announce on behalf of the All India Trinamool Congress that Sri Shatrughan Sinha, former Union Minister and famed actor, might be our candidate in Lok Sabha by-election from Asansol. Sri Babul Supriyo, former Union Minister and famous singer, might be our candidate in Vidhansabha by-election from Ballygunge,’’ TMC supremo and West Bengal leader minister Mamata Banerjee tweeted.
Election in Asansol was once necessitated after Supriyo resigned because the Constituency’s MP in October remaining yr, a month after he had give up the BJP and joined the TMC. Ballygunge Meeting seat fell vacant after TMC minister Subrata Mukherjee died of cardiac arrest in November remaining yr.
Supriyo, the singer-turned-politician was once the one sitting MP amongst 18 BJP lawmakers elected within the 2019 Lok Sabha polls who defected to the TMC.
In July remaining yr, Supriyo had introduced that he had give up lively politics after he was once dropped as Union Minister from Top Minister Narendra Modi’s cupboard.
Supriyo’s political occupation was once in query after he was once now not fielded in any of the 4 Meeting constituencies—Dinhata, Shantipur, Khardah and Gosaba—the place by-elections have been hung on October 30 remaining yr. The TMC had snatched two of the seats, Dinhata and Shantipur, that have been gained by means of the BJP within the 2021 Meeting elections.
‘’Supriyo saved quiet since he joined the TMC. We weren’t certain what could be his political destiny. Because the leader minister has introduced his title as a candidate from Ballygune, it kind of feels, Supriyo is all set to start out his new lively political innings in our birthday party,’’ mentioned a TMC chief.
Fielding a celebrity candidate like Sinha within the Asansol LS constituency is alleged to be a strategically good move by means of Mamata. ‘’Supriyo was once elected from Asansol for consecutive two phrases. However within the civic polls, the TMC secured victory in Asansol municipal company house.
‘’She (Mamata) is determined to take hold of away the Lok Sabha constituency from the saffron camp. Eyeing victory within the Lok Sabha seats, which has a substantial choice of non-Bengali electorates who’re said to be BJP’s robust vote-bank, Mamata performed a wise card by means of fielding Sinha,’’ mentioned a senior TMC chief.