Trinamool and BJP prepare for bypolls in West Bengal, amid doctors’ outrage

• The Trinamool Congress (TMC) announced candidates for the November 13 byelections in six West Bengal Assembly constituencies.
• The announcement follows the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s list of candidates.
• The bypolls are expected to be a tight contest due to ongoing doctors’ protests over a doctor’s rape and murder.
• The TMC has fielded Sangita Roy from Sitai, Jay Prakash Toppo from Madarihat, Sanat Dey from Naihati, Sk Rabiul Islam from Haroa, Falguni Singhababu from Taldangra, and Sujoy Hazra from Medinipur.
• The BJP has nominated Rupak Mitra for Naihati, Bimal Das for Haroa, Rahul Lohar for Madarihat, Subhajit Roy for Medinipur, Ananya Roy Chakraborty for Taldangra, and Dipak Kumar Roy from Sitai.
• The byelections were necessary after the MLAs from these constituencies were elected to the Lok Sabha in 2024.
• The TMC has chosen diverse candidates to strengthen its message of secularism, equality, and empowerment.