Though they did not come face-to-face or exchange courtesies, the two rival candidates, Mamata Banerjee and Suvendu Adhikari, were briefly in the same area in ward number 70 of Chakraberia amid West Bengal Phase 2 polling on April 29, 2026.
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Suvendu Adhikari landed in the same polling booth area in Bhabanipur’s Chakraberia on Wednesday morning (April 29, 2026), and took swipes at one another without any direct interaction, underlining the prestige battle unfolding in the CM’s political bastion.

Though they did not come face-to-face or exchange courtesies, the two rival candidates were briefly in the same area in ward number 70 of Chakraberia, where Ms. Banerjee was seated outside a local party office after receiving complaints of alleged intimidation of local TMC leaders.

Published – April 29, 2026 05:06 pm IST