Actor Koel Mallick Files Rajya Sabha Nomination Hours After Joining BJP
Bengali actor Koel Mallick has joined the BJP and filed her nomination for the Rajya Sabha shortly after. Her entry follows a pattern of former Trinamool Congress leaders switching to the BJP and subsequently being nominated to the Upper House.
Why it matters
The move highlights the ongoing political realignment in West Bengal and the BJP's strategy of leveraging high-profile figures to strengthen its presence in the state.
Bengali film actor Rukmini Mallick, popularly known as Koel Mallick, has submitted her nomination as the BJP candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls. West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and the party's state president Samik Bhattacharya were present at that moment.She joined the BJP at its state headquarters in Kolkata hours earlier, a day after the party fielded her for the polls from the same seat she had earlier resigned from.The daughter of veteran Bengali film actor Ranjit Mallick had a short stint as a Trinamool Rajya Sabha MP from April 6 to July 16. She had resigned following the Mamata Banerjee-led party's electoral debacle in the assembly elections, triggering speculations that she would join the BJP.READ | Bengali Actor Koel Mallick Joins BJP Day After Rajya Sabha NominationKoel Mallick submitted her nomination in the office of the Assembly's principal secretary at the Vidhan Sabha Bhavan, an official said.
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