Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Kolkata Durga Puja to Showcase Suvendu Adhikari’s Political Journey
A Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata will tell the story of Suvendu Adhikari’s life and political career.
Adhikari is also called Bubai.
The theme describes his journey from Nandigram to Nabanna.
The display will show his childhood and student politics.
It will also cover the Nandigram land agitation and his entry into the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Visitors will see how he became the Leader of the Opposition and later the chief minister of West Bengal.
The organisers will use pictures, models, paintings and a documentary.
They hope lakhs of people will visit during Durga Puja.
A Kolkata Durga Puja pandal organised by the Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha will depict Suvendu Adhikari’s life and political career.
The theme, “Nandigram theke Nabanna, Bubaiyer Jayajatra,” will trace his journey from childhood and student politics to becoming West Bengal’s chief minister.
The display will cover the Nandigram land agitation, his political movements, joining the Bharatiya Janata Party and becoming Leader of the Opposition.
Models, flex panels, photographs, murals and documentary presentations will form the visual narrative.
The pandal near Ruby General Hospital will include Bengali patachitra motifs, with organisers expecting lakhs of visitors.
- Who
- The Bengal chapter of the Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha is organising the puja, with Suvendu Adhikari as its central subject.
- What
- A themed Durga Puja pandal will present Adhikari’s personal and political journey.
- When
- Preparations have begun ahead of this year’s Durga Puja festivities.
- Where
- The pandal will be set up near Ruby General Hospital at Ruby Crossing in Kolkata.
- Why
- Organisers say the installation will chronicle Adhikari’s political struggles, career phases and major milestones.
- Organiser
- Bengal chapter of the Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha
- Theme
- “Nandigram theke Nabanna, Bubaiyer Jayajatra”
- Central figure
- Suvendu Adhikari, popularly known as Bubai
- Location
- Near Ruby General Hospital at Ruby Crossing, Kolkata
- Career phases
- Childhood, student politics, Nandigram land agitation, joining the Bharatiya Janata Party, becoming Leader of the Opposition and becoming chief minister
- Presentation
- Models, flex panels, photographs, murals and documentary presentations
- Expected attendance
- Organisers expect lakhs of visitors
