Three BJP nominees, including former TMC Rajya Sabha MPs Sukhendu Sekhar Ray, Sushmita Dev, and Prakash Chik Baraik, filed nomination papers for the West Bengal Rajya Sabha bypolls. The BJP defended fielding the recent defectors, saying the move reflected a strategic political recalibration rather than a departure from its principles. PICS/PTI

Senior political leaders on Tuesday reached the Vidhan Bhavan to attend the monsoon session of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. Pics/PTI