The party announced 26 candidates including 21 from West Bengal, two from Punjab, two from Bihar and one from Maharashtra.The party fielded former West Bengal unit chief Manas Bhuiyan from Ghatal.The party shifted Purnmasi Ram to Valmiki Nagar in Bihar and replaced him at Gopalganj with Jyoti.A surprise inclusion was name of party leader Ambika Soni for the Anandpur Sahib seat in Punjab.Amarinder