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I am not contesting polls: Sikha Mitra after BJP fields late Somen Mitra's wife from Chowringhee

I am not contesting polls: Sikha Mitra after BJP fields late Somen Mitra's wife from Chowringhee

Kolkata/IBNS: In an embarrassment for the saffron party, late Congress leader Somen Mitra's wife Sikha Mitra on Thursday said she would not contest as a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Chowringhee seat in the Bengal polls, minutes after her name was announced.