Overview

• On July 18, Dilip Ghosh did not attend Prime Minister Modi’s Durgapur rally after the party leadership chose not to invite him.
• Ghosh flew to Delhi citing a party assignment and attempted to see BJP president JP Nadda but left Nadda’s residence without a meeting.
• His absence and aborted rendezvous have reignited doubts over his loyalty and sparked fresh speculation about his future in the BJP.
• The former West Bengal party chief also skipped Modi’s May rally in Alipurduar and Amit Shah’s June event in Kolkata, underscoring persistent factional divides.
• Opposition figures and internal voices warn that such infighting could weaken the BJP’s campaign cohesion in West Bengal elections.