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Suvendu Adhikari led a Ram Navami procession in Mamata Banerjee's constituency of Bhabanipur, with tight security measures across the state, as the Chief Minister appealed for peace to prevent unrest.
The Bhabanipur constituency is set for a high-voltage contest in the 2026 Bengal assembly elections, with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee relying on loyalists as the BJP fields Suvendu Adhikari to challenge her.
Often denoted as the "mini-India" of Kolkata, an amalgamation of Bengali and non-Bengali voters forms this Bhabanipur segment.
The spotlight is firmly on the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency, where a direct contest between Mamata Banerjee and Suvendu Adhikari has turned the seat into a high-stakes battle.
It has been officially confirmed that the Bhabanipur election will see a second round of confrontation between Mamata and Suvendu.
Following recent claims, the election commission is seeking names for an official in Bhabanipur, the constituency of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, where Adhikari is expected to challenge her in upcoming polls.
Mamata Banerjee will lead the Trinamool Congress (TMC) campaign in her Bhabanipur constituency, relying on aides for electioneering against BJP's Suvendu Adhikari.
For the 2026 assembly polls, Adhikari will be contesting from the Bhabanipur and Nandigram seats in West Bengal.
West Bengal has argued before the Supreme Court that the Enforcement Directorate cannot claim a 'fundamental right' to probe, flagging a threat to the federal structure in the context of alleged obstruction during I-PAC raids.
Mamata Banerjee will contest from her current seat of Bhabanipur in Kolkata.
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has formally requested the Election Commission to remove the returning officer for Mamata Banerjee’s Bhabanipur constituency, citing specific reasons for their demand.
Prime Minister Modi is set to hold a roadshow in Bhabanipur as the BJP's campaign for the Bengal Assembly elections in 2026 intensifies following Ram Navami.
The newly floated Aam Janata Unnayan Party will field a Muslim candidate against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the high-profile Bhabanipur constituency
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has formally protested the Election Commission's decision to reshuffle top bureaucrats and police officials in the state ahead of the assembly elections, with the Commission naming a new DGP and Kolkata top cop.