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Koyel Mallick Joins BJP, Set to Contest Rajya Sabha Poll
Koyel Mallick is a Bengali film actor who has also served in Parliament.
She was previously a Rajya Sabha member for the Trinamool Congress, or TMC, but resigned on July 16.
The BJP then chose her as its candidate for a Rajya Sabha by-election.
She formally joined the BJP on Monday and is expected to file her nomination papers.
Mallick said she wants to help people and support West Bengal’s development.
She thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari for her selection.
Some people criticized her for changing parties, but she said she was not angry with them.
The election is scheduled for October 16.
Bengali actor Koyel Mallick formally joined the BJP on Monday after the party selected her as its candidate for a Rajya Sabha bypoll.
Mallick served as a TMC Rajya Sabha member from April 6 until resigning on July 16.
BJP Bengal general secretary Sashi Agnihotri said Mallick would file her nomination papers on Monday.
Mallick said she hoped to work for public welfare and contribute to West Bengal’s development initiatives.
The election for 12 Rajya Sabha seats across Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal is scheduled for October 16; the BJP has a majority in the West Bengal Assembly.
- Who
- Bengali actor Koyel Mallick, also known by her real name, Rukmini Mallick.
- What
- She joined the BJP and was selected as its candidate for a Rajya Sabha by-election.
- Where
- At the BJP’s West Bengal headquarters; the seat is in West Bengal.
- When
- She joined on Monday; the election is scheduled for October 16. The articles do not specify the year.
- Why
- Mallick said she wanted to work for public welfare and contribute to West Bengal’s development.
Key facts
- Mallick’s previous party
- Trinamool Congress (TMC)
- Previous Rajya Sabha tenure
- April 6 to July 16
- New party
- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
- Nomination
- The BJP selected Mallick as its candidate for a Rajya Sabha by-election; she was expected to file nomination papers on Monday.
- Election date
- October 16
- Seats in the scheduled elections
- 12 Rajya Sabha seats across Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal
- West Bengal Assembly
- The BJP has a majority, according to the articles.
Quotes
Koyel Mallick
Bengali film actor and former TMC Rajya Sabha MP who joined the BJP.
“Every party has its own ways of working and doing good. I feel enormously proud and privileged that I am now in a party which has undertaken welfare works for people in West Bengal in the past few months.”
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“It would be an honour for me to become a member of the Upper House of Parliament and get a chance to work for the welfare of the people.”
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