West Bengal Election
The Bharatiya Janata Party has fielded monks, saints and priests as candidates for the West Bengal assembly elections in 2026. Drawing from the Yogi Adityanath model, the strategy seeks to harness religious influence against the Trinamool Congress. Candidates have been nominated in seats such as Kaliaganj, Uluberia South, Nabadwip, Behala East and Hasan.
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The Bharatiya Janata Party released its first list of 144 candidates for West Bengal assembly elections, fielding Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s Bhawanipore seat as well as Nandigram. Adhikari defeated Banerjee in Nandigram in 2021 by 1,956 votes. He claimed he would win both seats.