India, May 13 -- West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday announced that he would retain the Bhabanipur Assembly seat and give up representation from the Nandigram constituency.

"I cannot take oath as an MLA from two Assembly Constituencies. I have taken oath as the MLA from Bhabanipur. I will have to leave the Nandigram Assembly Constituency..." the BJP leader told reporters, according to ANI news agency.

Adhikari had won both the Bhabanipur and Nandigram seats in the recently concluded Assembly elections in West Bengal. However, he took oath in the state Assembly on Wednesday as an MLA from Bhabanipur. The chief minister further said that someone else would now be elected as MLA from Nandigram in bypolls.

However, whi...