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West Bengal elections heat up as Soren Tejashwi Kejriwal back Mamata Banerjee to stop BJP surge
Politics
Published on 25 April 2026
A Jharkhand RJD and Delhi AAP campaign converge—why now
West Bengal elections are sharpening as Mamata Banerjee’s TMC gains backing from regional heavyweights. Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav have campaigned for TMC candidates, with AAP’s Arvind Kejriwal and Samajwadi Party’s Akhilesh Yadav expected to join. The wider alliance is built to check BJP momentum, even as Congress fights separately and opposition momentum depends on TMC’s outcome.
- Hemant Soren and Tejashwi Yadav have campaigned for TMC candidates
- Ke jriwal and Akhilesh Yadav are set to add their support
- Alliance aims to curb BJP’s growing influence in West Bengal
- Opposition momentum largely rests on how TMC performs
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