Kolkata, Mar 12: Suvendu Adhikari, the once close aide to Trinamool supremo Mamata Banerjee, on Friday filed his nomination as a BJP candidate from East Midnapore’s Nandigram assembly constituency.

Besides holding the public rally, he also took out a mega roadshow from Khudiram crossing at Haldia before filing his nomination from East Midnapore’s Nandigram Assembly constituency on Friday. Union Minister Smriti Irani and Dharmendra Pradhan were there with the BJP’s Nandigram candidate.

Adhikari also visited the Singhabahini Temple in Nandigram’s Sonachura this morning. From there he also went to Janakinath Temple and offered puja. He also performed Yagna there before going to the Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) office at Haldia. Armed with saffron flags, thousands of people marched in the roadshow with the BJP leaders while shouting ‘Jai Shree Ram’ slogans.

(with IANS inputs)