Bengal Assembly Elections 2021: 'Khela Hobe' fame Debangshu Bhattacharya fails to get TMC ticket

Civil engineer and Trinamool Congress (TMC) spokesperson Debangshu Bhattacharya is behind the party's latest unofficial anthem, ‘Khela Hobe’. A raging hit among the youth of Bengal, 'Khela Hobe' is a rap number created by the 25-year-old. Even Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee using the ‘Khela Hobe’ slogan to challenge her opponents.

Ahead of the Assembly elections in Bengal, the song gained massive popularity. It was then speculated that Debangshu would get a ticket from the Howrah constituency.

However, Friday’s list of 291 TMC candidates has failed to mention Debangshu Bhattacharya. Debangshu calls himself an ardent fan of Mamata Banerjee. 

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee released the list of all 291 candidates from her Kalighat residence in Kolkata. Along with this, she told that the party has left three seats for its ally Gorkha Janmukti Morcha.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will contest from Nandigram Legislative Assembly seat. In the press conference, she said, "I am leaving the Bhawanipur seat for Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay, I will only contest from Nandigram Vidhan Sabha Seat."

Voting will be done in 8 phases for 294 Vidhan Sabha seats in West Bengal. Polling will be held in the state on March 27, April 1, April 6, April 10, April 17, April 22, April 26 and April 29, while election results will come on May 2. Polling will be held for 30-30 seats in the first and second phase, 31 seats in the third phase, 44 seats in the fourth phase, 45 seats in the fifth phase, 43 seats in the sixth phase, 36 seats in the seventh phase and 35 seats in the eighth phase.