{"id":208760,"date":"2026-03-19T19:25:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T13:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsfed.in\/english\/?p=208760"},"modified":"2026-03-19T19:26:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T13:56:00","slug":"kolkata-clashes-confirmed-suvendu-vs-mamata-in-bhowanipore-priyanka-for-entally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsfed.in\/english\/kolkata-clashes-confirmed-suvendu-vs-mamata-in-bhowanipore-priyanka-for-entally\/","title":{"rendered":"Kolkata Clashes Confirmed! Suvendu vs Mamata in Bhowanipore, Priyanka for Entally!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released its highly anticipated second list of 111 candidates for the 2026 West Bengal Assembly Elections. The spotlight is firmly on Kolkata, where the party has fielded heavyweights to challenge the Trinamool Congress (TMC) strongholds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The biggest showdown is set for <strong>Bhowanipore<\/strong>, where Leader of the Opposition <strong>Suvendu Adhikari<\/strong> will directly take on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. In <strong>Maniktala<\/strong>, the party has reposed its faith in <strong>Tapas Roy<\/strong>, while the fierce legal brain <strong>Priyanka Tibrewal<\/strong> has been fielded from <strong>Entally<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key Kolkata &amp; Suburban Candidates:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Bhowanipore:<\/strong> Suvendu Adhikari<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Maniktala:<\/strong> Tapas Roy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Entally:<\/strong> Priyanka Tibrewal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sonarpur Dakshin:<\/strong> Roopa Ganguly<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hingalganj:<\/strong> Rekha Patra (Sandeshkhali face)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>With this second list, the BJP has finalized its vanguard for the urban battle. The inclusion of faces like Rekha Patra from the Sandeshkhali movement shows the party&#8217;s intent to keep the momentum of local protests alive. The battle for Kolkata is officially on, and it promises to be one of the most fiercely contested elections in the state&#8217;s history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released its highly anticipated second list of 111 candidates for the 2026 West Bengal Assembly Elections. The spotlight is firmly on Kolkata, where the party has fielded heavyweights to challenge the Trinamool Congress (TMC) strongholds. 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