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Hours after defecting, 3 ex-TMC MPs named BJP Rajya Sabha candidates
The BJP makes a strategic 'exception' to its closed-door policy, quickly fielding Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, Sushmita Dev, and Prakash Chik Baraik for the upcoming by-elections
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