Trinamool Congress Ditches Star Power for Familiar Faces in West Bengal Elections

West Bengal Elections 2026: Kabhi Mimi Chakraborty, Kabhi Nusrat Jahan and Kabhi Kanchan Mallick. Be it Lok Sabha or Assembly elections, Trinamool supremo Mamata Banerjee has repeatedly included star surprises in her candidate list. In the last Lok Sabha elections, too, Trinamool surprised everyone by giving tickets to Rachna Banerjee to Yusuf Pathan. Even before the 26th Assembly elections, speculation was rife about star candidates. Speculation was rife that this time singer Emon Chakraborty and actress Srabanti could get Trinamool tickets. There were also rumours that actor Parambrata Chatterjee could join the Trinamool camp. However, as soon as the candidate list was released, it became clear that this time the list is not a new Tollywood surprise. Instead, the Trinamool relied on old people. TMC has not given tickets to Kanchan Mallick and Chiranjeet. This time too, Raj Chakraborty is contesting from Barrackpore Assembly seat, Sayantika Banerjee from Barrackpore, Singer Munshi from Rajarhat-Chandanagore, and actor Chandanil Sen from Chandipur.