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#BattleForIndia: CPI(M) releases list of 25 candidates in West Bengal

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The CPI(M)-led Left Front in West Bengal on Friday released a list of 25 candidates in the state for the Lok Sabha elections.

The 25 seats include Raiganj and Murshidabad, currently held by CPI(M). The party had declared its candidates for these constituencies earlier.

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The CPI(M) had declared its candidates for these two constituencies earlier.

West Bengal has 42 parliamentary seats and the remaining 17 constituencies would be contested either by the Left Front or the Congress, Left Front chairman Biman Bose said in a statement. Out of 25 seats, CPI(M) has fielded its candidates on 15 seats.

The CPI(M) and the Congress have agreed on a seat-sharing arrangement in the state.

Lok Sabha polls will be held in 7 phases starting from April 11. West Bengal will take the polls in all the 7 phases.

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