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BJP Names RG Kar Victim's Mother as Candidate in Bengal Elections

File photo of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. (Image: PTI)

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News18•25-03-2026, 20:33

BJP Names RG Kar Victim's Mother as Candidate in Bengal Elections

•BJP announces Ratna Debnath, mother of RG Kar rape-murder victim Abhaya, as candidate for Panihati.
•Abhaya's case, a horrific crime, sparked widespread protests over women's safety and law and order.
•Panihati seat in North 24 Parganas to see high-profile contest, with BJP using candidacy as symbolic.
•West Bengal assembly elections in two phases: April 23 and April 29, 2026; results on May 4.
•TMC won 213 seats in 2021 elections; BJP secured 77 seats, up from 3 in 2016.

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