Though they did not come face-to-face or exchange courtesies, the two rival candidates, Mamata Banerjee and Suvendu Adhikari, were briefly in the same area in ward number 70 of Chakraberia amid West Bengal Phase 2 polling on April 29, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Suvendu Adhikari landed in the same polling booth area in Bhabanipur’s Chakraberia on Wednesday morning (April 29, 2026), and took swipes at one another without any direct interaction, underlining the prestige battle unfolding in the CM’s political bastion. Though they did not come face-to-face or exchange courtesies, the two rival candidates were briefly in the same area in ward number 70 of Chakraberia, where Ms. Banerjee was seated outside a local party office after receiving complaints of alleged intimidation of local TMC leaders. Published – April 29, 2026 05:06 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Namma 112 helpline in 10 languages: Bengaluru city police launch India’s first multilingual AI system in emergency service In Focus Podcast | India’s temporal inequality: Why the poorer you are, longer the queue