Bengal Election 2026: Political Comebacks Mark a Season of Returns
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Bengal Polls: A Season of Dramatic Political Comebacks Unfolds
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CNBC TV18•25-03-2026, 12:59
Bengal Polls: A Season of Dramatic Political Comebacks Unfolds
•West Bengal's 2026 assembly election is set to be a stage for numerous political comebacks, featuring leaders seeking redemption after defeats, scandals, or marginalization.
•BJP sees the return of Dilip Ghosh to electoral politics from Kharagpur Sadar and Ritesh Tiwari from Kashipur-Belgachia after organizational exile.
•TMC features prominent comebacks including Kunal Ghosh, returning to parliamentary politics from Beleghata after a decade, and Rajib Banerjee from Debra.
•Jyoti Priya Mallick, out on bail after an ED probe, seeks vindication by contesting from Habra, aiming to answer those who tried to politically finish him.
•Outside the main parties, veteran Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury plans a return to state politics from Baharampur, and ex-TMC strongman Arabul Islam contests from Canning Purba under the ISF banner.