India, May 4 -- Pabitra Kar is a West Bengal politician and a prominent leader of the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC), contesting the 2026 Assembly elections from Nandigram. Once a close aide of Suvendu Adhikari, Kar's political journey has come full circle as he now stands against his former mentor in one of the state's most high-profile electoral battles. His return to the TMC has positioned him as a key challenger to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the constituency.

After 16 rounds of counting, Kar is trailing behind Adhikari by a little over 3,000 votes. He has received 107,119, while the latter has received 110,310 votes.

Pabitra Kar is a grassroots leader who rose through local governance structures in Purba Medinipur distr...