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Modi and Shah Visits to Bolster BJP in West Bengal Ahead of 2026 Elections

Prime Minister Modi and Home Minister Shah to address grassroots challenges, internal rifts, and electoral strategy in upcoming high-profile visits.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah (Photo: IANS)
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Overview

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Alipurduar, West Bengal, on May 29, 2025, to address a public rally and an administrative meeting highlighting Operation Sindoor.
  • Union Home Minister Amit Shah is set to follow with a visit on May 31, 2025, focusing on grassroots mobilization and election strategy for the 2026 Assembly elections.
  • The BJP leadership is addressing concerns over weak presence in over 77,000 polling booths across the state and internal rifts within the party's state unit.
  • Suvendu Adhikari, Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, has called a meeting on May 26 to discuss the upcoming visits and their strategic implications.
  • The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has criticized the visits, with leader Kunal Ghosh asserting that they will not sway voters from supporting Mamata Banerjee.