•Former TMC strongman Humayun Kabir announces his party, Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP), will field candidates in 182 constituencies for West Bengal Assembly elections.
•Kabir stated the full list of candidates would be released on Sunday, with initial announcements for Malda and Murshidabad.
•AJUP plans to contest some seats in alliance with All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM).
•Among the 182 candidates, Poonum Begum, a non-Bengali Muslim, will challenge Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in her Bhabanipur constituency.
