BJP Drops Two Sitting MLAs, Unveils Third Phase Candidate List for 2026 Elections

• BJP released its third phase candidate list for the 2026 assembly elections, dropping two sitting MLAs.
• Nikhil Ranjan Dey (Cooch Behar South) and Shrirupa Mitra Chowdhury (Englishbazar) were not given tickets.
• New candidates Rathindranath Bose (Cooch Behar South) and Amlan Bhaduri (Englishbazar) were nominated.
• Abhaya's mother, victim of the RG Kar incident, is BJP's candidate for Panihati constituency.
• Former NSG commando Dipanjan Chakraborty nominated from Uttarpara, intensifying the contest.