BJP can make Priyanka its candidate against CM Mamata Banerjee in Bhawanipur seat

  • TMC and BJP have geared up for the by-elections to be held on three seats in West Bengal, CM Mamta Banerjee will contest from the Bhawanipur seat.
  • BJP can announce the name of lawyer Priyanka Tibrewal on the high profile seat of Bhawanipur.
  • Priyanka has been a legal advisor to BJP leader Babul Supriyo, who joined the BJP in 2014 only at the behest of Supriyo.
  • In 2015, Priyanka contested the election of Kolkata Municipal Council but she lost the election to Swapan Samdar of TMC.
  • Contested the assembly elections from Antli in the same year, Swarn Kamal Saha of TMC defeated Priyanka by a margin of 58 thousand votes.