Koel Mallick, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate, met West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and BJP state president Samik Bhattacharya in Kolkata on 5 October 2026 ahead of filing her Rajya Sabha by election nomination. (Photo: NationPress)
Koel Mallick formally filed her Rajya Sabha by election nomination papers in Kolkata on 5 October 2026, with West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and BJP state president Samik Bhattacharya present at the filing. (Photo: NationPress)
BJP candidate Koel Mallick arrived alongside West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and party state president Samik Bhattacharya at the nomination venue in Kolkata on 5 October 2026 to submit her Rajya Sabha by election papers. (Photo: NationPress)
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and BJP state president Samik Bhattacharya accompanied Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Koel Mallick as she filed her Rajya Sabha by election nomination in Kolkata on 5 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/X/@NisithPramanik)