Pranab's son wants to contest from his seat

July 24, 2012 13:29

Family rules in Indian politics. Congress MLA Abhijit Mukherjee, son of President-elect Pranab Mukherjee, today expressed his desire to contest from the Jangipur Lok Sabha constituency in Murshidabad district which was represented by his

"The date for bye-election from Jangipur has not been announced, but If he (Abhijit) contests from there, it will be an added advantage for us because Pranab Mukherjee has done a lot of development work for the constituency. We will win this seat if Abhijit contests," Congress MP and Murshidabad district Congress president Adhir Chowdhury said. Abhijit Mukherjee is now an MLA from Nalhati.

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