BJP Sreerampur candidate Bhaskar Bhattacharya Wednesday resigned from his position as an independent director in Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFCL).
In his resignation letter he has stated that he has stepped down to avoid any potential conflict of interest arising from his candidature in the West Bengal Assembly elections.
He told The Indian Express over the phone, “I just wanted to avoid any conflict of interest because I have been selected as a candidate from Sreerampur. Accordingly, when I will be going to file the nomination, some questions may be raised even though I am not holding an office of profit… I would like to avoid any disputes, that is why I have clearly mentioned that there is no other reason but to avoid the conflict of interest.”
According to Bhattacharya, Sreerampur requires a lot of development, “be it health, education, law and order and day-to-day requirements like garbage, drinking water, and even the roads. I have given a list of what all is required and these are the main things on which I would like to focus.”
Asked about the response to his campaign, Bhattacharya said, “I am getting spontaneous response from voters that change is imminent.”
Bhattacharya hopes for a transparent and fair election and is confident about his win, “We would just like one thing – it must be ensured that people can come out and vote freely. Also, at the time of counting, there should not be any mischief or misrepresentation by the officers and observers.”
The BJP candidate said there were about 1,84,000 voters in the constituency in 2024 and close to 32,000 voters were deleted under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
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Bhattacharya had been serving as a part-time non-official independent director on the PFCL Board. His most recent re-appointment, sanctioned by the Ministry of Power, began on May 13, 2025, for a one-year term.
PFCL is a Maharatna company and India’s leading financial institution in the power sector.
On March 15, the Election Commission of Indian had announced the schedule for the Bengal Assembly polls.
Polling will be held in 152 Assembly constituencies in the first phase on April 23. In the second phase, 142 constituencies – including Sreerampur – will go to the polls on April 29. The counting of votes will be held on May 4.
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