Making a head-start over other political parties in West Bengal, the ruling Left Front combine today announced names of its candidates in all 42 Lok Sabha seats in the state, bringing in 18 new faces.
LF major, CPI(M), renominated 15 of its 26 sitting MPs, with most of the others dropped because of delimitation of constituencies or changes in reservation status.
CPI(M) Kolkata district leader Rabin Deb, known for his organisational skills, has been pitted again against Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee from the South Kolkata constituency.
Murshidabad district CPI(M) leader and chairman of Jangipur Municipality Mriganko Bhattacharjee will take on Congress stalwart and External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee at Jangipur.
Last time CPI(M)'s candidate for the seat, Abu Hasnat Khan, had been a formidable opponent.
CPI stalwart and sitting MP from Panskura, Gurudas Dasgupta will contest from Ghatal, which came up after delimitation.
The deputy leader of CPI(M) in 14th Lok Sabha Mohd Selim was renominated from the Kolkata North constituency.
Of the 18 new faces, 13 belongs to CPI(M) and three to LF constituent, RSP, and two to another partner, Forward Bloc.PTI
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