Kolkata, March 18 -- The Trinamool Congress (TMC) will contest 291 of West Bengal's 294 assembly seats in the two-phase polls, chief minister Mamata Banerjee announced on Tuesday, dropping a significant number of sitting legislators and nominating a set of fresh faces in a bid to nix anti-incumbency and win a fourth consecutive term. In a press conference at her Kalighat home, Banerjee fielded Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari's aide Pabitra Kar - who quit the BJP hours before her announcement-against him at East Midnapore district's Nandigram seat. She also set up a face-off against Adhikari - a repeat of their 2021 battle in Nandigram that Adhikari won by 1,956 votes - by announcing that she will be seeking re-election from her traditional seat of Bhawanipore in south Kolkata. A day before, the BJP fielded Adhikari from both Nandigram and Bhawanipore. "We will win more than 226 seats in 2026. This is our firm belief. Boycott BJP. Vote for Bangla, vote for TMC," Banerjee said. "I have complete faith in the people of Bhawanipore. I work for these people 365 days a year," Banerjee said....