With Assembly polls around the corner, both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) took part in Ram Navami celebrations on Thursday (March 26, 2026), with rallies that took over Kolkata and Howrah, and which doubled up as poll campaign platforms. BJP supporters held pujas at top universities in the city, including Calcutta University and Jadavpur University.
Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari led a Ram Navami rally clad in orange and holding a flag in Bhawanipur, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s home constituency, where he is contesting against the Trinamool chairperson.
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Mr. Adhikari took to the streets of Bhawanipur on foot, holding his banner and calling for “Ram Rajya” in West Bengal.
“We want jobs in hand, food in the belly, roof over the head, good governance, and protection for women,” Mr. Adhikari said during the rally as he met voters along the route; the religious procession working as his poll campaign.
