Kolkata, Oct 24 The BJP on Saturday said applications from aspirants seeking candidature in the upcoming civic elections in Howrah and Kolkata must be submitted by October 26.
The applications can be submitted in a drop box kept at the party office on Muralidhar Sen Lane in north Kolkata.
Addressing a press conference here, Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar said aspirants seeking candidature from Kolkata and Howrah civic polls can drop their applications by 5 pm on October 26.
A candidate’s public image would be given priority while selecting nominees, he said.
Majumdar said the party was seeking applications from important personalities to ensure diverse representation.
The minister, responsible for the KMC elections for the BJP, said the party will release its candidate list in three days of the announcement of the civic polls.
Majumdar had earlier urged important personalities to participate in the development of Bengal.
Asked about a possible tie-up with the NCPI, Majumdar said the BJP would contest all 209 seats in KMC.
He did not rule out an understanding with the NCPI in the forthcoming elections.
“Nothing is impossible, but so far there is no news of any alliance,” Majumdar said.
The NCPI, a little-known political outfit, emerged as a new player in Bengal politics after 20 TMC MPs crossed over following Mamata Banerjee’s defeat in the West Bengal Assembly elections.
The breakaway MPs subsequently extended support to the BJP-led NDA at the Centre.
Majumdar, the Balurghat MP, said, “The party’s list of candidates would be made public within three days of the announcement of civic polls.”
He asserted that those who stood by the party during its difficult times would be kept in mind while choosing candidates.
(PTI News)
