RANAGHAT: BJP Nadia south president Jagannath Sarkar will be the party’s candidate for Ranaghat Lok Sabha seat. His nomination was cleared during scrutiny on Wednesday. Nomination papers filed by BJP’s first choice, Mukut Moni Adhikary, was rejected during scrutiny after he failed to present documents showing he had been released from government service.
Adhikary, a doctor in a Nadia government hospital, has submitted his resignation but the state is yet to accept it.