The Bharatiya Janata Party has released its first list of 144 candidates for the West Bengal Assembly polls. Suvendu Adhikari will contest from Bhabanipur, challenging Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Adhikari is also running from Nandigram. The elections are scheduled for April 23 and April 29. Several prominent figures, including Dilip Ghosh and Swapan Dasgupta, are among the nominated candidates.