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Nandigram BJP Leader Pavitra Kar Joins Trinamool Ahead of Candidate List Announcement
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News18•17-03-2026, 13:36
Nandigram BJP Leader Pavitra Kar Joins Trinamool Ahead of Candidate List Announcement
•Pavitra Kar, a prominent BJP leader from Nandigram and known as 'Silent Killer', joined Trinamool Congress from Abhishek Banerjee's hand.
•Kar was the head of Boyal Two village in 2018, joined BJP in 2021, and his wife won the Boyal Two Gram Panchayat on a BJP ticket in 2023.
•He is a resident of Nandigram 2 block, where BJP is strong, and a prominent office-bearer of Tamluk organizational district BJP.
•Trinamool is expected to announce its candidate list this afternoon, with speculation that Pavitra Kar might be fielded from Nandigram.
•Other new faces like Tanushree Hansda, Abdul Matin, Shivshankar Pal (cricketer), and Mangal Soren also joined Trinamool, with some expected to contest elections.
