WHO IS SUVENDU ADHIKARI?
Suvendu Adhikari
Son of a former Union minister under Manmohan Singh-government, Suvendu Adhikari is an Indian politician from West Bengal. He was a member of the Indian National Congress from 1995 to 1998, and the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) until December 2020. He then switched to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Adhikari was first elected in 1995 as a councillor from Congress in the Contai. Later, Adhikari was elected to Legislative Assembly from West Bengal's Kanthi Dakshin constituency and became the chairman of Kanthi Municipal Corporation. Adhikari championed the anti-land acquisition movement in Nandigram and led the Bhumi Uchhed Pratirodh Committee in 2007. After its success, TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee made Adhikari the party-in-charge of Paschim Medinipur, Purulia, and Bankura districts.
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EC notice to Suvendu Adhikari for communal overtones in his speech
The Election Commission on Thursday issued a notice to Suvendu Adhikari, the BJP candidate from Nandigram in West Bengal, for ...| April 08, 2021, Thursday -
Assam and Bengal Assembly election results could stir up national politics
Whichever way the elections go, they should energise the anti-BJP parties to act concertedly. But there is no single national ...| April 05, 2021, Monday -
Adhikari calls Mamata Banerjee 'aunty', asks not to indulge in hooliganism
"She (Mamata Banerjee) should show some restraint as she is the Chief Minister. She uses filthy language for the Prime Minister. ...| April 01, 2021, Thursday -
Bengal polls: Mamata Banerjee will lose, says Suvendu after casting vote
BJP's heavyweight Nandigram candidate Suvendu Adhikary cast his vote soon after polling began on Thursday morning| April 01, 2021, Thursday -
After being sidelined in TMC and joining BJP, Suvendu set to take on Mamata
Suvendu Adhikari is one of the most talked-about leaders in West Bengal as he quit the TMC after an almost two-decade association ...| April 01, 2021, Thursday -
West Bengal Assembly polls: Mamata Banerjee alleges BJP distributing money
Banerjee alleged that BJP leaders were distributing large sums of money running into crores to influence electoral outcomes ...| April 01, 2021, Thursday -
West Bengal polls: Countdown begins for high-voltage 'Khela' in Phase-II
The countdown is set to begin for the high-voltage 'Khela' (game) of power in West Bengal with the second phase of polling ...| April 01, 2021, Thursday -
West Bengal Polls LIVE: Chaos, violence cloud voting; 80% turnout till 5 pm
West Bengal election 2021 LIVE updates: 72 per cent voter turnout recorded till 5 pm. TMC and BJP are contesting in all the 30 ...| April 01, 2021, Thursday -
All eyes on Nandigram in second phase of West Bengal Assembly elections
All eyes will be on Nandigram on Thursday where TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee is locked in a fierce prestige battle with ...| April 01, 2021, Thursday -
West Bengal polls: BJP ministers doling out cash, says Mamata Banerjee
Banerjee is pitted against her one time loyalist-turned- rival Suvendu Adhikari of BJP in the high-profile Nandigram constituency ...| March 31, 2021, Wednesday
