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BJP Trains Its Sights on Bhabanipur as Suvendu Adhikari Signals Challenge to Mamata

Formal nominations remain unannounced, with Ward 70 preparations pointing to a possible direct contest.

Overview

  • Suvendu Adhikari is overseeing a BJP 'war room' at 8/1B Chakraberiya Road (South) in Ward 70 to target Bhabanipur.
  • He marked Dol Yatra in Bhabanipur with a procession and mass interactions involving local voters and BJP workers.
  • The opposition leader has repeatedly vowed to defeat Mamata Banerjee in Bhabanipur, claiming a 20,000-vote margin.
  • India Today reports the Special Intensive Revision reduced Bhabanipur’s roll from 206,295 to 159,201, with about 47,000 deletions and 14,154 under adjudication.
  • BJP leaders, including Sukanta Majumdar, say fielding Adhikari is under consideration if Banerjee contests Bhabanipur, while candidates have not been formally declared.