Shatrughan Sinha, Babul Supriyo to fight Lok Sabha, Bengal Assembly by-polls on TMC ticket

On Saturday, the Election Commission announced that the bypolls in Ballygunge Assembly and Asansol Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal would be held on April 12. Counting of the votes will take place on April 16. The Asansol parliamentary seat in West Bengal fell vacant following the resignation of BJP lawmaker Babul Supriyo, who joined the Trinamool Congress.

The TMC has nominated the popular actor Shatrughan Sinha as its candidate for the Lok Sabha by poll to Asansol constituency. Not only that, it is also learnt that Babul Supriyo will contest the bypoll to Ballygunge Assembly seat on the TMC ticket, according to the portal Indiatoday.in. TMC supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced the same on Twitter today on Sunday. She wrote, “Happy to announce on behalf of the All India Trinamool Congress that Sri Shatrughan Sinha, former Union Minister and famed actor, will be our candidate in Lok Sabha by-election from Asansol.”

Mamata Banerjee also wrote, “Sri Babul Supriyo, former union minister and noted singer, will be our candidate in Vidhansabha by-election from Ballygunge. Jai Hind, Jai Bangla, Jai Ma- Mati- Manush!”

By the way, the Ballygunge Assembly seat fell vacant after the death of TMC MLA Subrata Mukherjee who passed away on November 4 last year while undergoing treatment at state-run SSKM Hospital. Mukherjee was a key minister in the Mamata Banerjee cabinet.