Once Mamata’s understudy, now her nemesis: Rise and rise of Suvendu Adhikari
timesofindia.com / May 05, 2026, 16:24 (IST)
A key organiser of the 2007 Nandigram agitation against the Left govt’s chemical hub plan, Suvendu Adhikari helped TMC end 34 years of communist rule in Bengal. Elected MP from Tamluk in 2009 and 2014, he returned to state politics in 2016 before joining BJP in December 2020