Pawan Singh, BJP's pick from Bengal's Asansol Lok Sabha seat, says he won't contest polls

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Pawan Singh, BJP's pick from Bengal's Asansol Lok Sabha seat, says he won't contest Lok Sabha polls. BJP had announced Pawan's name for Asansol Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal.

«I express heartfelt gratitude to the leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party. The party has announced my name as the candidate for Asansol, but unfortunately, due to some reasons, I will not be able to contest the election from Asansol,» Pawan announced on X, formerly known as Twitter.


Since yesterday, Pawan Singh's nomination from Asansol generated significant attention on social media.

He was anticipated to encounter a challenging contest against TMC's likely candidate Shatrughan Sinha. It's important to mention that TMC has not yet revealed its candidates for the elections.

In the 2019 polls, Babul Supriyo, representing BJP, secured victory against TMC's Moon Moon Sen in Asansol. Babul later quit BJP to join TMC before the West Bengal assembly polls.