rs mp set to take over as bengal bjp president
Kolkata, July 3 -- Rajya Sabha MP and chief spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party's West Bengal unit Samik Bhattacharya is set to become the new president of the state BJP as no other candidate filed nomination for the post till the deadline on Wednesday.
Accompanied by outgoing state president Sukanta Majumdar and Leader of the Opposition in the state assembly Suvendu Adhikari, Bhattacharya submitted his nomination papers at the party's office in Salt Lake on Wednesday afternoon. "Since Bhattacharya, the 61-year-old MP, was the sole candidate for the post and did not withdraw his nomination, he would be declared elected unopposed," a senior BJP leader said.
Speaking to reporters, Bhattacharya said, "The party president directed me to ...
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