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Koel Mallick: Tollywood Queen's Political Journey, Set for Second Rajya Sabha Term in a Year.
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News18•04-10-2026, 18:23
Koel Mallick: Tollywood Queen's Political Journey, Set for Second Rajya Sabha Term in a Year.
- •Koel Mallick, known as 'Tolly-Queen', was nominated by Mamata Banerjee for the Rajya Sabha from the Trinamool Congress in February 2026.
- •She filed her nomination on March 5 and took oath as a Rajya Sabha MP on April 6, 2026, but resigned before the monsoon session.
- •Changing political circumstances in Bengal and Mamata Banerjee's defeat were cited as reasons for her resignation, after which she distanced herself from the party.
- •Now, BJP has sent a big political message by making her a Rajya Sabha candidate from Bengal, which is both a political and symbolic blow to the TMC.
- •Koel Mallick's political journey in just six months went from being a TMC Rajya Sabha MP to a BJP Rajya Sabha candidate.
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Koel Mallick took her oath as a Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament representing the Trinamool Congress on April 6, 2026, after being nominated by Mamata Banerjee earlier that year in February.
Koel Mallick resigned from her Rajya Sabha seat following political upheaval and a shift in political circumstances in West Bengal after Mamata Banerjee's defeat.
On October 4, 2026, the BJP officially declared Koel Mallick as its Rajya Sabha candidate from West Bengal, marking her rapid political shift within the same year.
