Overview

• Party sources say Narendra Modi is likely to address a public meeting in Ranaghat around September 20, with formal confirmation from the Prime Minister’s Office still pending.
• Amit Shah is tentatively slated to be in Kolkata on September 22 to inaugurate the Santosh Mitra Square and Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre Durga Pujas, according to party and organiser accounts.
• Santosh Mitra Square’s 2025 theme is “Operation Sindoor,” which organisers say will showcase military valour.
• Santosh Mitra Square president Sajal Ghosh says invitations have been sent to Shah for the inaugurations but no acceptance has been received yet.
• BJP leaders frame the prospective visits as strategic cultural outreach, building on Shah’s 2023 Santosh Mitra Square inauguration and the EZCC puja that began in 2020 with a virtual address by the Prime Minister.