Former West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Occasion (BJP) president Dilip Ghosh on Wednesday (April 30, 2025) met Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at Digha Jagannath temple, drawing criticism from the leaders of his celebration.
Hours after the inauguration of the temple on Wednesday, the previous Medinipur MP arrived on the temple gates together with his spouse. Mr. Ghosh was welcomed by State Minister Aroop Biswas and later met the Chief Minister contained in the temple premises.
State BJP president Sukanta Majumdar stated that Dilip Ghosh’s go to doesn’t have endorsement of the celebration. “We had taken a decision not to participate in the inauguration. He ( Mr. Ghosh) has gone in his own capacity,” he stated.
The event marked speculations within the political circles whether or not the BJP chief is tilting in the direction of the Trinamool Congress. Defections of leaders from the Opposition celebration to the ruling celebration has been in vogue over the previous few years.
Mr. Ghosh has been thought-about as probably the most profitable celebration president within the State and beneath his management the celebration received 18 of the 42 Lok sabha seats within the State in 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
Mr. Ghosh was changed by Sukanta Majumdar as West Bengal BJP president in 2021. Within the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Mr. Ghosh misplaced to Trinamool Congress candidate and former BJP chief Kirti Azad from the Burdwan-Durgapur Lok Sabha constituency. The celebration had determined to switch him from the Midnapore Lok Sabha seat which he had received in 2019.
Stories of the BJP chief being not noted within the functioning of the celebration have been surfacing for the previous a number of years. The event additionally comes at a time when the West Bengal BJP is on the lookout for a brand new president to guide the celebration in 2026 meeting polls.
Revealed – Could 01, 2025 02:42 am IST
