Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Ripun Bora will contest for Gohpur seat and former minister Bismita Gogoi will fight from Khumtai seat.
The list also features candidates from backward communities, as most of the constituencies that will go to polls during the first two phases are either reserved seats or have high density of SC/ST population.
BJP has announced Suvendu Adhikari as its Nandigram candidate, pitting the protégé against mentor Mamata in a poll battle that experts say will be a ‘war for political existence’.
Dinesh Trivedi joined the BJP in the presence of its president J P Nadda, and Union ministers Piyush Goyal and Dharmendra Pradhan besides other leaders.
EC move comes after a Trinamool complaint saying PM's photo on such certificates was a 'misuse' of official machinery ahead of polls. EC had asked for a report from Chief Electoral Officer of Bengal.
The Congress leader has been advocating for reforms within the Congress including calling for internal elections and recently drew flak from Jammu party unit for praising PM Modi.
The BJP in the first list has replaced 11 sitting MLAs with new faces. The three-phase Assam assembly polls will be held on 27 March, 1 April and 6 April.
Three candidates of the Bimal Gurung faction of GJM will be contesting from Darjeeling. Banerjee said there are about 50 women, 42 Muslims, 79 SC and 17 ST candidates on the list
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