West Bengal MLA Humayun Kabir on Monday (December 22, 2025) floated a new outfit, Janata Unnayan Party, days after he was suspended by the TMC for laying the foundation stone for a Babri-style mosque in Murshidabad district.

Addressing a public meeting in Beladanga, Mr. Kabir named a few candidates that his new party will field in the 2026 Assembly elections in the State.

₹1.30 crore in donations collected for proposed Babri Masjid-style mosque in Bengal's Murshidabad

Mr. Kabir, the MLA of Bharatpur, said he would contest the Assembly polls from two seats, Rejinagar and Beldanga in Murshidabad.