By-Elections For Bongaon Lok Sabha Seat In West Bengal

BONGAON, INDIA - FEBRUARY 13: BJP leader Manjul Krishna Thakur talking to the media at Thakurbari of Thakurnagar during the by-elections on February 13, 2015 in Bongaon, India. Bongaon (SC) Lok Sabha seat in North 24-Paraganas district fell vacant after the death of Trinamool Congress member Kapil Krishna Thakur on October 13 last year. The BJP has fielded Subrata Thakur who is the son of Manjul Krishna Thakur, who quit as a minister in Trinamool Congress government and joined the BJP last month. The by-polls are seen as a crucial test of popularity for the ruling Trinamool Congress at a time when the party was facing heat over the Saradha scam. (Photo by Subhendu Ghosh/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)