- Country: India
BJP fields actor Koel Mallick for Bengal Rajya Sabha seat in October 16 bypoll
The BJP named Rukmini Mallick in a statement issued by its central election committee from Delhi on Sunday afternoon
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- Country: India
BJP names former Trinamool MP Koel Mallick as its candidate for RS polls in West Bengal
Actress-turned-politician Rukmini Mallick, who is popularly known as Koel Mallick, recently came close to the BJP from the Trinamool Congress. She resigned as a Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP in July this year, which left the seat vacant, necessitating a by-election.
- Country: India
Koel Mallick becomes BJP’s pick for Rajya Sabha from West Bengal two months after TMC exit: Who is she?
Koel Mallick made surprise transition from the Bengali film industry to active politics when Mamata Banerjee nominated her as a candidate for the Rajya Sabha.
- Country: India
BJP's Rajya Sabha Picks: Dinesh Arya In Uttarakhand, Koel Mallick In Bengal
The announcement comes after discussions within the ruling alliance
- Country: India
BJP nominates former Trinamool MP Koel Mallick to Rajya Sabha
The nomination of former Trinamool Congress MPs to Rajya Sabha has sparked a debate about “Trinamoolisation of the BJP” with a section of party leaders saying that the party was accommodating those who faught against the BJP before the party came to power in WB.
- Country: India
BJP names Koel Mallick from West Bengal, Dinesh Arya from Uttarakhand as Rajya Sabha candidates
Polling will be held from 9 am to 4 pm on October 16, followed by the counting of votes on the same day.