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IN PHOTOS: Adhikari joins Ram Navami procession at Bhabanipur ahead of WB polls

Updated On: 26 March, 2026 02:47 PM IST | Tarun Verma

BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari participated in a Ram Navami procession in Bhabanipur, while heightened security was deployed across West Bengal, especially in sensitive districts like Howrah and Hooghly (Pics/PTI and File Pic)

BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari participated in a Ram Navami procession in Bhabanipur, while heightened security was deployed across West Bengal, especially in sensitive districts like Howrah and Hooghly (Pics/PTI and File Pic)

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BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari participated in a Ram Navami procession in Bhabanipur, while heightened security was deployed across West Bengal, especially in sensitive districts like Howrah and Hooghly (Pics/PTI and File Pic)
<p>BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday participated in a Ram Navami procession in Bhabanipur, a constituency in south Kolkata</p>

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BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday participated in a Ram Navami procession in Bhabanipur, a constituency in south Kolkata

<p>Tight security arrangements have been made across the state, with special focus on Howrah and Hooghly districts that witnessed unrest in previous years on this occasion</p>

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Tight security arrangements have been made across the state, with special focus on Howrah and Hooghly districts that witnessed unrest in previous years on this occasion

<p>The BJP has fielded Adhikari from Bhabanipur, where Mamata Banerjee looks to retain the seat she had won in a bypoll after she was defeated by Adhikari at Nandigram in the 2021 assembly elections</p>

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The BJP has fielded Adhikari from Bhabanipur, where Mamata Banerjee looks to retain the seat she had won in a bypoll after she was defeated by Adhikari at Nandigram in the 2021 assembly elections

<p>West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari will contest from Nandigram, where he defeated Mamata Banerjee in 2021, and from Bhabanipur</p>

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West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari will contest from Nandigram, where he defeated Mamata Banerjee in 2021, and from Bhabanipur

<p>West Bengal has 294 Assembly seats, and the party is expected to announce the remaining candidates soon.</p>

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West Bengal has 294 Assembly seats, and the party is expected to announce the remaining candidates soon.

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