In Bengal, a divorced couple are going to contest against each other from the same seat in the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. This situation arose when Trinamool Congress released the list of its candidates on Sunday. The name of Sujata Mandal is also included in this list, who will contest from Bishnupur seat of Bankura district against her ex-husband Soumitra Khan.Couple separated in 2021 Saumitra Khan is contesting elections from Bishnupur seat of Bengal on behalf of BJP. Now on Sunday, Trinamool has also fielded its candidate Sujata Mandal from the same seat. The couple had separated before the 2021 assembly elections in the state. Saumitra Khan had announced his divorce to Sujata on camera when she had joined Trinamool Congress.I would request her to stop using the surname Khan. I am severing all relations with Sujata today. I am sending her a divorce notice. I also request the media to not label her as a Khan: BJP leader Saumitra Khan, on his wife Sujata Mondal Khan joining the Trinamool Congress https://t.co/wNSniXqa8t pic.twitter.com/9278HFOdgW— ANI (@ANI) December 21, 2020Saumitra Khan joined BJP from TMCVeteran leader of Bishnupur, Soumitra Khan had joined BJP from Trinamool before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. At that time his wife had campaigned for him. Trinamool has announced its candidates for 42 seats in Bengal on March 10, making it clear that Mamata Banerjee has decided to contest the elections alone.TMC fielded several new facesTrinamool has removed at least eight sitting MPs and fielded several new faces like former cricketers Yusuf Pathan and Kirti Azad in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Yusuf Pathan will contest from Baharampur Lok Sabha seat against Trinamools arch rival Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Choudhary. Ranjan Chaudhary, who won the seat five times, said that no political party should trust Mamata Banerjee. The party has also fielded Mahua Moitra, who has recently been involved in scandal, from Krishnanagar.
