Bengali Actress Koel Mallick Joins BJP, to Contest Rajya Sabha Election
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Koel Mallick is a famous actress from Bengal. She makes movies in the Bengali language.
Koel Mallick has joined the BJP party. BJP is a big political party in India.
She will send her papers for a Rajya Sabha election. Rajya Sabha is part of India's government.
Koel said she knows how to help people. She said this after joining BJP.
The BJP party chose her as a candidate. A candidate is a person who wants to win an election.
She will be the candidate from Bengal. Bengal is a state in India.
BJP also chose another person. His name is Dinesh Arya.
Dinesh Arya will be the candidate from Uttarakhand. Uttarakhand is another state in India.
BJP announced both candidates together. This news came from the party.
Many people know Koel Mallick from her movies. Now she will work in politics too.
Vocabulary15 words
- actress
- a woman who acts in movies or shows
- BJP
- a big political party in India
- Rajya Sabha
- a part of India's government, like a council
- candidate
- a person who wants to win an election
- Uttarakhand
- a state (area) in India
- election
- when people vote to choose a leader
- party
- a group of people who work in government together
- government
- the group of people who run a country
- politics
- work about leading and ruling a country
- state
- a big area inside a country
- announce
- to tell people important news
- famous
- known by many people
- join
- to become part of a group
- nomination
- papers you send to say you want to be in an election
- vote
- to choose someone in an election
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Koel Mallick is a famous _____ from Bengal.
Koel Mallick has joined the _____ party.
She will send her papers for a _____ election.
Koel said she knows how to _____ people.
The BJP party chose her as a _____.
She will be the candidate from _____.
BJP also chose another _____.
Dinesh Arya will be the candidate from _____.
BJP _____ both candidates together.
Now she will work in _____ too.
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