<p class="title">The BJP has declared Raju Singh Bisht as its candidate from the Darjeeling Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal, replacing sitting MP and Union Minister S S Ahluwalia.</p>.<p class="title">The development comes at a time when there is a question mark on the party's electoral prospect in Darjeeling, as the TMC has been able to gain support of the Binay Tamang-faction of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) and other local parties.</p>.<p class="title">However, the BJP leadership has claimed to have the support of the GJM and the Gorkha Liberation Front.</p>.<p class="title">The BJP managed to win the Darjeeling seat in the last Lok Sabha election with support from the Bimal Gurung-led GJM.</p>.<p class="title">This time, the political scenario has changed in Darjeeling with Gurung being sidelined in GJM. He has an underground following the Gorkhaland agitation in Darjeeling in 2017.</p>.<p class="title">Meanwhile, the Congress released its second list of candidates for West Bengal. The latest list consists of names of candidates from 25 Lok Sabha seats in the state.</p>.<p class="title">The Congress, in its first list, had announced the names of candidates from 11 seats, including Raiganj and Murshidabad won CPM last time.</p>.<p class="title">The Congress has fielded the sitting MLA Nepal Mahato from the Purulia Lok Sabha seat. The party is yet to take a call on candidates from the six remaining seats in Bengal.</p>
<p class="title">The BJP has declared Raju Singh Bisht as its candidate from the Darjeeling Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal, replacing sitting MP and Union Minister S S Ahluwalia.</p>.<p class="title">The development comes at a time when there is a question mark on the party's electoral prospect in Darjeeling, as the TMC has been able to gain support of the Binay Tamang-faction of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) and other local parties.</p>.<p class="title">However, the BJP leadership has claimed to have the support of the GJM and the Gorkha Liberation Front.</p>.<p class="title">The BJP managed to win the Darjeeling seat in the last Lok Sabha election with support from the Bimal Gurung-led GJM.</p>.<p class="title">This time, the political scenario has changed in Darjeeling with Gurung being sidelined in GJM. He has an underground following the Gorkhaland agitation in Darjeeling in 2017.</p>.<p class="title">Meanwhile, the Congress released its second list of candidates for West Bengal. The latest list consists of names of candidates from 25 Lok Sabha seats in the state.</p>.<p class="title">The Congress, in its first list, had announced the names of candidates from 11 seats, including Raiganj and Murshidabad won CPM last time.</p>.<p class="title">The Congress has fielded the sitting MLA Nepal Mahato from the Purulia Lok Sabha seat. The party is yet to take a call on candidates from the six remaining seats in Bengal.</p>
