Kolkata, April 26 -- As the 2026 West Bengal Assembly Elections move into high gear, Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee took her campaign to the grassroots this morning, visiting a bustling local market in Kolkata to interact with vegetable sellers and shoppers.

The surprise visit is being seen as a strategic move to reinforce her "daughter of the soil" image and directly address concerns over rising commodity prices, a central theme in the current electoral narrative.

Dressed in her signature white saree and slippers, the Chief Minister walked through the narrow lanes of the market, stopping at various stalls to discuss the day-to-day challenges faced by small-scale vendors.

Banerjee was seen inquiring...