With the West Bengal Assembly elections approaching, Humayun Kabir, the leader of the Aam Janata Unnayan Party, has launched a scathing critique of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Kabir accuses Banerjee of capitalizing on Muslim votes while simultaneously promoting temple construction, specifically citing projects like the Digha Jagannath Dham and a Durga temple in Rajarhat, which he claims are built on Muslim land. After being expelled from the Trinamool Congress for advocating the construction of a Babri Masjid in Murshidabad, Kabir has allied with Asaduddin Owaisi's All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) to challenge both the TMC and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the elections. The alliance aims to foster independent political leadership for Muslims in West Bengal, addressing concerns about poor development in areas lacking such representation. Kabir announced plans for his party to contest 182 seats in the upcoming elections, with AIMIM targeting around eight seats. Voters will head to the polls in two phases on April 23 and April 29, 2026, with results to be counted on May 4.