The BJP has announced its candidates for the by-elections in two high-profile Assembly constituencies, ending weeks of speculation and delivering a major surprise.
Following candidate announcements by the Congress, the CPM and various factions of the Trinamool Congress, the BJP on Tuesday revealed its nominees for the Nandigram and Rejinagar by-elections. He was riding pillion at the time of the attack. The rider also sustained injuries in the incident. The Rath family hails from Chandipur in East Midnapore. After the incident, Suvendu Adhikari met Chandranath’s family and assured them of justice. She has also contested panchayat elections in the past and served two terms as a panchayat member.
Chandranath Rath was killed on May 6, two days after the election results were declared. He was shot dead at point-blank range by bike-borne assailants in the Madhyamgram area of North 24 Parganas. Hasirani Rath comes from a middle-class background but has been associated with politics since 1998.
Since then, Hasirani Rath has continued to express faith in him.
She is set to file her nomination papers today in the presence of Adhikari. Earlier reporting noted: The BJP on Tuesday named Hasirani Rath, the mother of former aide to West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari who died in May, as its candidate for Nandigrambypoll. Earlier reporting noted: The BJP on Tuesday named Hasirani Rath, the mother of former aide to West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari who died in May, as its candidate for Nandigram bypoll, and fielded the party’s former Murshidabad district president Sakharav Sarkar from Rejinagar assembly seat.
Hasirani Rath has been named the BJP candidate for the Nandigram by-election, while Shakharav Sarkar will contest from Rejinagar. Hasirani Rath is the mother of late Chandranath Rath, who served as an aide to Suvendu Adhikari. Chandranath Rath, a native of Chandipur, had served as a personal assistant to Suvendu Adhikari. He was murdered after the change of government in the state. Following his death, local residents demanded that his mother, Hasirani Rath, be fielded as a candidate for the Nandigram Assembly seat. The BJP has now officially nominated her for the Nandigram (Assembly Constituency No. By nominating her, the BJP has sought to bring a grassroots political figure to the forefront. The move is consistent with the party’s recent approach to candidate selection in West Bengal. Since my elder son, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, is my guardian, I will accept any responsibility given by him.
210) by-election. In the 2026 Assembly elections, the BJP fielded Ratna Debnath, the mother of an RG Kar medic, from the Panihati seat. By-elections for the Nandigram and Rejinagar Assembly constituencies are scheduled for October 6. The last date for filing nominations is September 16. Earlier reporting noted: The nomination of Rath gives the party’s Nandigram campaign an emotive edge, as her son Chandranath Rath was shot dead in North 24 Parganas, days after the BJP swept to power in West Bengal by defeating the TMC.
Reacting to her candidature, Hasirani Rath said, “Our BJP party is an organised party.
