India, Sept. 15 -- This afternoon, Suvendu Adhikari announced that the BJP is fielding Hasirani Rath for the upcoming bypoll in Nandigram assembly seat. She is the mother of Chandranath Rath, who was assassinated in May 2026. Nandigram is one of the two constituencies from where Adhikari stood in the Assembly elections earlier this year.

West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari Nominates Hasirani Rath

West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari has named Hasirani Rath as his pick for the upcoming by-elections in the Nandigram assembly seat. She is the mother of Chandranath Rath who was shot dead on May 6 shortly after the declaration of the election results. Rath was a political strategist and worked as an executive assistant for CM Adhikari.

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