Big names out, new faces in: TMC drops 74 sitting MLAs, reshuffles candidates across West Bengal; 135 retained
Trinamool Congress dropped 74 MLAs and shifted 15 in its candidate list, retaining 135 out of 209 sitting legislators. This significant reshuffle aims to counter anti-incumbency, with party surveys indicating declining popularity of some sitting MLAs. The BJP also dropped at least eight MLAs from its first list of candidates.
