Archive · 12 Oct 2026
BJP Invites Resumes for Candidates in 209 Kolkata Civic Seats
The BJP is asking people who want to run in Kolkata’s city election to send in their resumes.
They can put them in a drop box at the party’s former headquarters.
BJP leader Sukanta Majumdar said the party especially wants young people with a clean image.
Kolkata’s city council now has 209 wards, compared with 144 before delimitation.
Majumdar said the BJP plans to run candidates in every ward.
He also said the party would contest the election alone.
The party says it wants candidates who will work for the city.
The Bharatiya Janata Party has introduced a drop-box system to invite candidate applications for the upcoming Kolkata Municipal Corporation election.
Applicants can submit resumes at the party’s former headquarters at 6, Muralidhar Sen Lane.
BJP leader Sukanta Majumdar said the party is seeking people with a clean image, particularly young applicants.
Following delimitation, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation has 209 wards, up from 144.
Majumdar said the BJP plans to contest all 209 seats under its lotus symbol and would contest alone.
- Who
- The Bharatiya Janata Party and prospective candidates for the Kolkata Municipal Corporation election.
- What
- The BJP has opened a drop-box system for candidate resumes and says it plans to contest all 209 seats.
- When
- Ahead of the upcoming Kolkata Municipal Corporation election; no date is specified.
- Where
- At the BJP’s former headquarters, 6, Muralidhar Sen Lane, Kolkata.
- Why
- The BJP says it is seeking candidates, particularly young people with a clean image, to serve the city.
BJP’s claims
Criticism voiced by BJP
Kolkata’s recent governance
BJP’s claims
Majumdar said the Left Front had turned Kolkata into a “dead city.”
Criticism voiced by BJP
Majumdar said the Trinamool Congress knew only corruption.
- Election
- Upcoming Kolkata Municipal Corporation election
- Application method
- Submit resumes in a drop box
- Submission location
- BJP’s former headquarters, 6, Muralidhar Sen Lane
- Ward count
- 209, increased from 144 after delimitation
- BJP plan
- Contest all 209 seats under the lotus symbol
- BJP election in-charge
- Sukanta Majumdar