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SUvendu Adhikari is a prominent leader of the Bharatiya Janata company (BJP) and the electric current Leader of the oppositeness in the w Bengal Legislative gathering. Born on December 15, 1970, in Purba Medinipur, he is the son of Shri Sisir Kumar Adhikari and Smt Gayatri Adhikari. He rose to national prominence in 2021 when he defeated Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in her bid for the Nandigram seat by a narrow margin, a victory that permanently altered the state's political narrative.ALSO READ | Mamata Banerjee vs Suvendu Adhikari: Heavyweights gear up for round 2 in Bengal elections 2026In the ongoing 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, Adhikari is contesting from two seats: his traditional stronghold of Nandigram and Mamata Banerjee’s urban bastion of Bhabanipur. Once a close lieutenant and key strategist for Banerjee during the Nandigram anti-land acquisition movement in 2007, Adhikari defected to the BJP in December 2020 following internal power struggles and accusations of being sidelined, as per earlier HT reports. Union Home Minister Amit Shah has framed Adhikari's potential victory in Bhabanipur as a "shortcut" to uprooting the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government.5 key facts about Suvendu AdhikariAdhikari holds a Master of Arts (M.A.) degree from Rabindra Bharati University, which he completed in 2011, according to information on My Neta.He began his legislative career in 2006 as a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly and later served two terms in the Lok Sabha – 2009 and 2014 – before resigning in 2016 to join the state cabinet, stated sansad.in.Since joining the BJP in 2020, the number of criminal cases against him has risen to 25, involving charges ranging from criminal intimidation to rioting; however, the Calcutta High Court quashed 15 of these cases in October 2025, HT earlier reported.A veteran of the co-operative movement, he has served as Chairman of the Contai Co-operative Bank Ltd and the Vidyasagar Central Co-operative Bank Ltd.Beyond politics, he is a businessperson and social worker with a keen interest in sports, particularly in organizing football at the district level and following cricket.

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