Key personalities
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury (Congress): the firebrand leader fighting from Berhampore to secure his fourth term in parliament is also state Congress president, known for his proximity with 10 Janpath.
S.S. Ahluwalia (BJP): The party vice-president who is also in-charge of the entire North East is contesting from Darjeeling. His main claim to power is the support of the Gorkha Janamukti Morch.
Saugata Roy (TMC): a retired professor, Roy was part of the anti-left movement for long. He was a five-time member of the state assembly He was also Petroleum minister in the Charan Singh government for a brief period
Basudeb Acharia (CPM): the nine time parliamentarian is fighting for his record tenth time in parliament from the same constituency of Bankura. He was also the leader of the CPM in parliament and has served various committees with repute
Tathagata Roy (BJP): He is an engineer, author turned politician. Contesting from the South Kolkata seat, which once was represented by Mamata Banerjee. He was the state party president and now a member of the party’s national executive
