GOADVERTISEMENT‘Really pained’: Mamata Banerjee files nomination, vows to move court again on SIR-deleted voters The Trinamool sought to portray through Mamata’s nomination-filing march the image of Bhabanipur, where Gujaratis, Bengalis, Punjabis, Muslims have lived for decades, as a mini-India and a symbol of Bengal's inclusive identity Our Web Desk, PTI1 9 Mamata Banerjee on her way to file her nomination at Survey Building. 4 9 Mamata Banerjee on her way to file her nomination. (Soumyajit Dey)5 9 In this image posted on April 8, 2026, West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC candidate from Bhabanipur constituency, Mamata Banerjee, files her nomination in the state Assembly elections, in Kolkata. 8 9 Mamata Banerjee greets people. The elections to the 294-member Bengal Assembly will be held in two phases on April 23 and 29.

Source: The Telegraph April 08, 2026 07:19 UTC