BJP Nominates Actor Koel Mallick For Rajya Sabha Seat
Kolkata: Months after resigning from the post of Rajya Sabha MP from Trinamool Congress (TMC), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) now nominates actor Koel Mallick for Rajya Sabha MP. Koel took oath as a MP of Rajya Sabha from TMC on April 6 but resigned from the post on July 16 after TMC lost the Assembly election in May. The last date for filing nominations is October 6 and the election will take…
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has nominated actress Koel Mallick for a Rajya Sabha seat in Kolkata. Mallick, who had previously served as a TMC MP in the Rajya Sabha, resigned from her position on July 16 after the TMC lost the Assembly election in May. The deadline for filing nominations is October 6, and the election will be held on October 16.
Nominees have until October 9 to withdraw their nominations. Koel Mallick, also known as Rukmini Mallick, is a well-known face in Bengali cinema and is the daughter of the veteran Bengali actor Ranjit Mallick. TMC MLA Kunal Ghosh criticized Mallick for her "flip-flop", stating that Mamata Banerjee had brought both her parents into politics and given opportunities to people from various backgrounds.
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