India, April 22 -- Humayun Kabir is all set to challenge West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee's crucial minority vote bank after launching his Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AUJP), which will make a debut in the upcoming election polls.

Kabir, a former TMC leader, is contesting the Bengal polls on two seats: Rejinagar and Naoda. He shot to fame last year after proposing the construction of a Babri-like mosque in Murshidabad's Beldanga. The controversial initiative later led to his expulsion from the TMC.

Here are six key details you need to know about Humayun Kabir:

The upcoming election will be a litmus test for Kabir and his party in their bid to consolidate minority voters in the Murshidabad region.

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