Shatrughan Sinha registers a historic win from Asansol, here's a look at Bihari babu's political journey
Shatrughan Sinha won the seat by a margin of over 2 lakh votes.
Riding on actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha's star power, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Saturday (April 16, 2022) clinched the Asansol Lok Sabha seat. This is the first time that the Mamata Banerjee-led party has won the Asansol Parliamentary seat.
The ruling party's nominee Shatrughan Sinha won the seat by a margin of over 2 lakh votes.
Here's a look at 76-year-old Bihari babu's political journey.
Shatrughan Sinha started his political career with BJP
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Shatrughan Sinha was also a union minister in Atal Bihari Vajpayee ministry
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Shatrughan Sinha then joined Congress
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The 'Bihari babu' later joined Mamata Banerjee's mega anti-BJP conclave
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Shatrughan Sinha was named TMC's candidate for bypoll to Asansol parliamentary seat
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Shatrughan Sinha was named TMC's candidate for the by-poll to Asansol parliamentary seat by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
The Asansol seat was vacated by Babul Supriyo, a former Union minister after he quit the saffron party in 2021 and joined the TMC. (Photo credits: Twitter/@ShatruganSinha)
Shatrughan Sinha has rejected the 'outsider' tag given by his rivals
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After being nominated as the TMC candidate from Asansol, Shatrughan Sinha had rejected the 'outsider' tag given by his rivals and asserted that he was 'no less Bengali than any other Bengali'.
Popularly called 'Shotgun' by his fans, Sinha had said that Mamata Banerjee holds the 'future of the country'. (Photo credits: Twitter/@ShatruganSinha)