Kolkata, July 2 -- Bharatiya Janata Party Rajya Sabha MP Samik Bhattacharya, on Wednesday, filed nomination for the post of West Bengal BJP President.

The Leader of Opposition in West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari and the present West Bengal BJP Chief and Union Minister, Sukanta Majumdar were present, accompanying Bhattacharya.

Speaking to ANI, Bhattacharya said that the party leadership asked him to file a nomination, which he followed.

"I have nothing to say right now. The process is still underway. It has not concluded yet. Party leadership told me to file a nomination, and I did that. Result is yet to come," he said.

Reacting to Bhattacharya's nomination, BJP MLA Shankar Ghosh emphasised that their sole mission is to remove the Trinamo...