Samik Bhattacharya is set to become West Bengal BJP president uncontested, succeeding Sukanta Majumdar. His nomination was the only one filed till the evening deadline.
Senior BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Samik Bhattacharya is poised to become the new president of the West Bengal BJP, with no other contenders filing nominations by Wednesday’s deadline, according to party leaders. Bhattacharya, accompanied by outgoing president Sukanta Majumdar and Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, submitted his nomination at the BJP’s Salt Lake office in Kolkata, paving the way for an uncontested elevation.
Only One Nomination Filed, Announcement By Tomorrow
A party notice outlined that nominations were accepted between 2 pm and 4 pm, with scrutiny and withdrawal allowed until 6 pm on Wednesday. Since Bhattacharya was the sole candidate to file papers by the deadline, he is likely to be declared elected without a contest. “The announcement will be made either this evening or tomorrow at a felicitation ceremony,” a state BJP leader told news agency PTI. It cited sources as stating that the formal declaration could happen during an event at Science City Auditorium in Kolkata.
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