Suspended Trinamool MLA Humayun Kabir announces plans to float new political party

Suspended Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Humayun Kabir on Monday announced the formation of a new political outfit, the Janata Unnayan Party (JUP), days after his suspension from the ruling party over a controversy linked to a proposed Babri-style mosque in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district.

Addressing a public meeting in Beldanga, Kabir said his party would contest the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections.

He named eight prospective candidates at the launch but stopped short of specifying the total number of seats the party would eventually fight. “The final decision on the number of seats will be taken later," he told supporters.