PoliticsFormer TMC MP and Actress Koel Mallick Joins BJP, Named Rajya Sabha Candidate
Bengali film actress Koel Mallick joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday. She was named the BJP candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections a day before joining. Daughter of veteran actor Ranjit Mallick, Koel served as a TMC Rajya Sabha MP from April 6 to July 16 but resigned after TMC's defeat in state assembly polls. BJP West Bengal secretary Shashi Agnihotri welcomed her and said she will file nomination on Monday. Rajya Sabha elections for 12 seats in UP, Uttarakhand, and West Bengal will be held on October 16. BJP holds a clear majority in West Bengal...
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