West Bengal Assembly LoP and BJP candidate Suvendu Adhikari campaigns for BJP’s Kolkata Port candidate, Rakesh Singh, ahead of the second phase of West Bengal Assembly elections, in Kolkata on April 25, 2026 | Photo Credit: ANI Kolkata As West Bengal heads to the second phase of Assembly elections on April 29 for 142 constituencies, Bharatiya Janata Party heavyweights and Communist Party of India (Marxist) fresh faces are taking on Trinamool Congress candidates in its bastion of Kolkata and adjoining districts. Senior BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari is fighting from the Bhabanipur seat opposite Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Shrijeeb Biswas from the CPI(M). This has become election hotbed as Mr. Adhikari has vowed to defeat the Chief Minister from her home constituency. Published – April 27, 2026 09:36 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 Police personnel to get leave on birthdays and wedding anniversaries in Telangana Central Sahel: Millions of children in humanitarian need, UNICEF official warns