Shattering the hopes of Congress for an alliance in the state, Mamata Banerjee had on 10th March 2024 announced the list of all 42 TMC candidates at a rally in Kolkata’s Brigade Ground.
The two positions of election commissioners fell vacant after the retirement of Anup Chandra Pandey on February 14 and Arun Goel's abrupt resignation last week
"Zor se bolo azaadi/ Hum kya chahtey azaadi" Shahnawaz Ali Raihan was quoted as saying by The Telegraph during an anti-CAA protest in London outside Indian High Commission building.
Following backlash on social media, Prasun Banerjee quickly deactivated his account. He did not bother to cite any apology or reassure the residents of the Malda North constituency.