Overview
- Kabir confirmed he has severed ties with the Trinamool Congress and will unveil his party's name at a December 22 rally in Baharampur's Textile More.
- He said he will serve as chairman of the new outfit and expects a turnout of about 50,000 people at the launch.
- The party intends to contest next year's West Bengal Assembly elections with candidates in Murshidabad, Nadia, North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, and North Dinajpur.
- Positioning the outfit as an alternative to what he calls the BJP's divisive agenda, Kabir signaled openness to understandings with the Congress, the Left, and the ISF.
- The move follows months of public criticism of TMC leaders, repeated warnings from Mamata and Abhishek Banerjee, and a record of earlier censure and party switches.