Overview
- On December 31, Amit Shah instructed Bengal BJP leaders to set aside internal rifts and tapped Dilip Ghosh to help lead the Assembly election campaign.
- Ghosh met state president Samik Bhattacharya on January 1, returned to daily organisational work at the Salt Lake office, and is slated to join rallies from January 6, saying he is "available 24x7."
- Party insiders say he could receive a significant state committee role, though no formal post or power-sharing arrangement has been announced.
- His reinstatement follows months on the sidelines after an April visit to Digha where he briefly met Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during a temple event.
- Trinamool Congress and Left leaders have dismissed his return, casting it as an internal shuffle rather than a move that alters the electoral landscape.