India, April 19 -- In what is being predicted as a tight contest between the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the West Bengal assembly elections, a wildcard has emerged for the Bhangar seat in the South 24 Parganas district.

This seat, which was secured by Nawsad Siddique of the Indian Secular Front (ISF), remains a crucial one for the TMC as it eyes its return in southern Bengal. In 2021, Trinamool suffered a major blow when ISF, formed that year, emerged victorious in the Bhangar seat. With this win, Siddique also became the only non-BJP opposition MLA.

Despite the Bhangar seat being the party's only victory in the 2021 elections, the ISF is hoping to return to the seat and improve its performance as i...