Kolkata: By-election in Bhabanipur Assembly Constituency, from where West Bengal Chief Minister is likely to enter the fray, will be conducted on September 30 and the results will be announced on October 3. Polls will also be held in West Bengal's Samserganj and Jangipur constituencies.
The Election Commission's decision comes as a major relief for the Trinamool Congress as Banerjee would have to get elected as a MLA to assume the office of the chief minister within six months.
Also read: Kolkata: Goddess Durga in the form of Mamata Banerjee to be new attraction
The Trinamool Congress leader who had contested from Nandigram, had lost to Suvendu Adhikari, her former aide and now BJP leader.
According to Article 164(4), an un-elected minister can become the chief minister but s/he will have to get elected within six months of assuming the office. This was why the Trinamool supremo had been insisting on for an early election. On the other hand, the BJP had been pressing for postponement of by-elections, on grounds that the COVID-19 conditions are conducive for conducting the bypolls.
