Kolkata , May 15: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday resigned from the Nandigram Assembly constituency, retaining the Bhabanipur seat from where he defeated Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee by a margin of 15,105 votes.
In accordance with the rules, which mandate that a resignation be submitted within 14 days, Suvendu Adhikari tendered his resignation to the new Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, Rathindra Bose.
Adhikari contested the West Bengal election from Nandigram and Bhabanipur. Adhikari registered a comfortable victory in Nandigram, his home turf, defeating TMC's Pabitra Kar by a margin of 9,665 votes. He also challenged Mamata Banerjee at Bhabanipur and secured victory by 15,105 votes, a major factor behind his selection as West Bengal Chief Minister.
Nandigram Assembly constituency will now go to bye-elections.
The 2026 Assembly election results marked a decisive mandate for the BJP, registering a significant surge, winning 207 seats in the 294-member Assembly, a major shift in a state where it had earlier secured 77 seats in the previous election. The Trinamool Congress (TMC), which had won 212 seats in the last Assembly polls, finished a distant second with 80 seats.
