BJP Drops Another MLA, Unveils New Faces & Rajbanshi Strategy in 4th List

• BJP released its fourth candidate list with 13 names, including new faces and strategic nominations.
• Santosh Pathak, a recent Congress defector, nominated from Chowringhee; Soma Thakur, Shantanu Thakur's wife, from Bagda.
• Girija Shankar Roy, a prominent Rajbanshi leader, nominated from Natabari, signaling a focus on Rajbanshi community support.
• Roy's nomination highlights BJP's strategy to engage with North Bengal's Rajbanshi identity and development issues.
• Two incumbent MLAs from Hooghly, Madhusudan Bag and Biswanath Karak, were dropped; former MLAs from Cooch Behar South and Englishbazar also not re-nominated.