TMC fields Shatrughan Sinha, Babul Supriyo for LS, assembly by-elections
In September 2021, Babul Supriyo joined TMC after the 2021 Assembly polls. A two-time BJP MP from Asansol Babul Supriyo was elected in 2014 and 2019.
Kolkata: Former Union ministers Shatrughan Sinha and Babul Supriyo will be TMC candidates for Loksabha by-election from Asansol and Assembly by-election from Ballygunge, respectively. West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee announced their candidature on Sunday.
Mamata Banerjee said in a tweet, "Happy to announce on behalf of the All India Trinamool Congress that Sri Shatrughan Sinha, former Union Minister and famed actor, will be our candidate in Loksabha by-election from Asansol".
"Sri Babul Supriyo, former union minister and noted singer, will be our candidate in Vidhansabha by-election from Ballygunge. Jai Hind, Jai Bangla, Jai Ma- Mati- Manush", she added.
In September 2021, Babul Supriyo joined TMC after the 2021 Assembly polls. A two-time BJP MP from Asansol Babul Supriyo was elected in 2014 and 2019.
Actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha had quit BJP in 2019 and joined Congress. However, he crossed over to TMC as Congress did not give big responsibility to the former union minister. Sinha's former colleague in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee ministry, Yashwant Sinha, is now national vice-president of the TMC.
