North Bengal Shakes Up Politics: New Third Force Emerges Ahead of 2026 Elections

• A powerful new political alliance, 'United Democratic for Separate State', has formed in North Bengal, uniting multiple organizations from Malda to Cooch Behar and the hills.
• The alliance includes the North Bengal Peoples Party, Kamtapur Progressive Party, Kamtapur Peoples Party, Binay Tamang's Indian Gorkha Janashakti Front, indigenous groups, and the Nausya Sheikh Muslim Samaj.
• This new platform aims to contest 54 assembly constituencies in North Bengal, with candidate discussions already held for about 40 seats.
• Prominent leaders like Binay Tamang, Animesh Chakraborty, Adhir Roy, Subhash Barman, and Anisur Rahman attended the crucial meeting in Bagdogra.
• The alliance seeks to create an alternative political force, challenging all major parties including Trinamool, BJP, CPI(M), and Congress.