{"id":32632,"date":"2026-10-05T07:27:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T07:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=32632"},"modified":"2026-10-05T07:27:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T07:27:47","slug":"koyel-mallick-joins-bjp-a-day-after-being-nominated-for-rajya-sabha-seat-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=32632","title":{"rendered":"Koyel Mallick joins BJP a day after being nominated for Rajya Sabha seat | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134689018,imgsize-46528,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/koyel-mallick.jpg\" alt=\"Koyel Mallick joins BJP a day after being nominated for Rajya Sabha seat\" title=\"Bengali film actor Koyel Mallick joins BJP.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Bengali film actor Koyel Mallick joins BJP.\">Bengali film actor Koyel Mallick joins BJP.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Bengali film actor Koyel Mallick joined the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/bjp\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BJP<\/a> on Monday, a day after the party nominated her for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>Mallick, daughter of veteran Bengali actor Ranjit Mallick, had earlier served as a <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/tmc\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TMC<\/a> Rajya Sabha MP for a brief period from April 6 to July 16. She resigned after the Mamata Banerjee-led party&#8217;s electoral setback in the assembly elections.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>West Bengal BJP general secretary Sashi Agnihotri welcomed Mallick into the party and said she would file her nomination for the Rajya Sabha seat on Monday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>\u201cIt would be an honour for me to become a member of the Upper House of Parliament and get a chance to work for the welfare of the people,\u201d Mallick said at a press conference at the BJP state headquarters.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>The actor said she wanted to be part of the development initiatives undertaken by the BJP government in West Bengal. She also thanked Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/narendra-modi\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Narendra Modi<\/a> and West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari for selecting her for the Rajya Sabha nomination.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>Asked about criticism over her decision to leave the TMC and join the BJP, Mallick said, \u201cThey are making such rude comments possibly because of their own vexations. I have no anger against them,\u201d PTI reported.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>She said the new government was taking steps to create opportunities for Bengal&#8217;s talent and prevent people from leaving the state, adding that she wanted to contribute to those efforts.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>\u201cThe root cause of increasing toxicity on social media is lack of work among the people,\u201d she added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>Responding to a question on whether joining the TMC had been a wrong decision, Mallick said, \u201cEvery party has its own ways of working and doing good. I feel enormously proud and privileged that I am now in a party which has undertaken welfare works for people in West Bengal in the past few months.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>Elections to 12 Rajya Sabha seats across Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal will be held on October 16.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/koyel-mallick-joins-bjp-a-day-after-being-nominated-for-rajya-sabha-seat\/articleshow\/134688225.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bengali film actor Koyel Mallick joins BJP. 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