Kolkata, March 17 -- The ruling TMC on Tuesday, March 17, announced its list of candidates for the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections, with party supremo and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee declaring that the party will contest 291 of the 294 seats in the state.

Banerjee will be contesting polls from Kolkata's Bhabanipur constituency, pitting her against her former aide and Bharatiya Janata Party's Suvendu Adhikari, setting the stage for an intense political battle.

This will be the second time the two leaders will face off against each other in the Assembly polls, the last time being in 2021.

The BJP had announced on Monday that Adhikari would contest the Assembly elections not only from his own Nandigram constituency but also fro...