
Swapan Dasgupta, former BJP Rajya Sabha member, will contest the West Bengal Assembly election from the Rashbehari constituency, adjacent to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Bhabanipur seat. Dasgupta described the election as a fight against misrule, citing issues like unemployment, migration, women's safety, and corruption. He expressed confidence in BJP's prospects to challenge the Trinamool Congress stronghold in South Kolkata and establish a new government in Bengal.
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