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Raiganj MLA Krishna Kalyani quits saffron party

North Dinajpur is the first district without a BJP MLA in north Bengal

Kousik Sen Raiganj Published 02.10.21, 01:05 AM
Kalyani is the second BJP MLA from north Bengal and the fifth in the state to walk out of the party after the Assembly elections.

Kalyani is the second BJP MLA from north Bengal and the fifth in the state to walk out of the party after the Assembly elections. Shutterstock

Raiganj MLA Krishna Kalyani quit the BJP on Friday.

In North Dinajpur, the BJP had won two of nine seats — Raiganj and Kaliaganj. Last month, Kaliaganj MLA Soumen Roy had defected to the Trinamul Congress.

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Kalyani is the second BJP MLA from north Bengal and the fifth in the state to walk out of the party after the Assembly elections. North Dinajpur is the first district without a BJP MLA in north Bengal.

Kalyani didn’t say if he would join any other party.

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