The Bengal BJP will on Thursday celebrate the birth centenary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee to reignite the party’s old guard by invoking nostalgia for the first non-Congress Prime Minister to serve a full term. After Bhattacharya took charge as the state president, former state president Rahul Sinha was brought back into the party’s day-to-day activities. Recently, the suspension of senior BJP leader Ritesh Tiwari was revoked. A senior BJP leader said Bhattacharya believed he needed everyone to take on the mighty Trinamool Congress led by Mamata Banerjee in 2026. Though Shah’s office is yet to officially confirm the trip, BJP leaders said that if there was no last-minute change, Shah will visit Bengal.

Source: The Telegraph December 25, 2025 02:50 UTC