Assembly elections 2026 LIVE: BJP using ECI as weapon to win Bengal polls, says Kejriwal, supporting Mamata

Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, today launched the BJP’s campaign for the high-profile Bhabanipur seat in south Kolkata, where he is set to take on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

Mr. Adhikari reached Kolkata in the morning from Delhi and headed to Chakberia Road, where he inaugurated the party’s Bhabanipur election office and then took part in a rally.

Speaking to reporters, Mr. Adhikari said he was encouraged by the rally’s response and asserted that he would campaign in every part of the constituency.

“I am hopeful that people will accept me,” he said, describing the turnout at the rally as extraordinary.

Expressing confidence, he said, “I will win by a margin of 25,000 votes. People have shown today that there is no challenge here.” Attacking Banerjee, Mr. Adhikari said, “The leader of infiltrators, corruption should be defeated.”

-PTI