Suvendu Adhikari

Some Lesser Known Facts About Suvendu Adhikari

• He rose to prominence in the political sphere of West Bengal after playing a leading role in the success of the anti-land acquisition Nandigram movement in 2007. The protest was held against the then State Government of West Bengal, who was to acquire 1000 acres of rural land in Nandigram to establish a special economic zone in the area.

  

• Suvendu Adhikari’s father, Sisir Adhikari, is a veteran political leader who was elected to the Lok Sabha on the ticket of TMC. Sisir joined the BJP in March 2021 ahead of the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election. His younger brother, Dibyendu Adhikari, is a member of TMC and also a Lok Sabha MP, representing the Tamluk constituency. Dibyendu also is likely to join the BJP in the near future. Suvendu’s youngest brother, Soumendu Adhikari, also a former TMC leader, switched to the BJP a few days after Suvendu sided with the BJP.

• Suvendu Adhikari has a Z+ highest category security cover in West Bengal and Y+ security protection in other states. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) gave him the high-end security protection on the same day when he joined the BJP on 19 December 2020. ^[10]The Indian Express

• Suvendu joined the Bharatiya Janata Party along with nine MLAs and one MP, who were previously members of TMC.

  

• Ahead of the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee challenged him to contest election against her from the Nandigram Assembly seat. Adhikari subsequently accepted the challenge and said that he would quit politics if he lost the election. ^[11]The New Indian Express