ADVERTISEMENTA few months after her narrow defeat in Nandigram, Mamata got herself voted to the Assembly from Bhabanipur in a by-election. But he insisted that he would not abandon the people of Nandigram who had helped him defeat Mamata,” a BJP leader said. “If Mamata contests from both Bhabanipur and Nandigram against Suvendu, we will see a battle of nerves between two heavyweights,” he said. Since then, Suvendu had repeatedly declared in public that he would defeat Mamata from wherever she filed her nomination. After reports suggested that Mamata would contest from Bhabanipur, the BJP asked Suvendu to concentrate on the seat.

Source: The Telegraph March 17, 2026 01:27 UTC