Trinamool Congress' (TMC) candidates for all 42 Lok Sabha seats of West Bengal were announced on Sunday. The list is a mixed-bag of seasoned politicians and new comers.

Among the 42 TMC candidates, whose names were declared for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, former cricketer Yusuf Pathan who is nominated from Beherampore constituency, came as a surprise. Pathan is not only new in national politics but is not a resident of West Bengal. Pathan is born in Baroda, Gujarat, an all-rounder in Indian cricket, officially retired from cricket in 2021.