BJP names 40 star campaigners for first phase of Bengal polls. Full list here

West Bengal elections will be held in eight phases starting March 27 and will conclude on April 29. The results will be declared on May 2.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday released the list of its star campaigners for the first phase of assembly elections scheduled for March 27. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bollywood superstar Mithun Chakraborty who recently joined the party, Union ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath and party national president JP Nadda are among the names that featured on the list.

Mithun Chakrabarty gestures delivering his speech after joining the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of West Bengal state elections in Kolkata. (AP Photo )

West Bengal is set to witness a fierce battle between the BJP and ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) led by chief minister Mamara Banerjee in an eight phase poll. The voting will be done on March 27, April 1, April 6, April 10, April 17, April 22, April 26 and April 29. The results for the 294 assembly seats will be announced on May 2.

Here is the full list of star campaigners for phase 1

The BJP star campaigners list shared by news agency ANI posted in Twitter.