With the West Bengal Assembly elections drawing closer, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has turned to its organisational stronghold in the Northeast to reinforce its campaign machinery in the state. Nearly 20 senior leaders from Tripura have been assigned key responsibilities in West Bengal, reflecting the party’s aggressive strategy to expand its political footprint and strengthen grassroots mobilisation ahead of the polls.
A high-level coordination meeting held in Kolkata on Saturday finalised the deployment plan and outlined constituency-wise responsibilities for the Tripura leaders. According to party insiders, each leader has been given direct charge of one or more Assembly constituencies, with a clear mandate to intensify booth-level organisation, voter outreach, and campaign coordination. Some leaders have been entrusted with overseeing multiple constituencies, underlining the urgency and scale of the BJP’s push in Bengal.
Among the prominent Tripura leaders present at the meeting were Power Minister Ratan Lal Nath, Panchayat Minister Kishor Barman, MLAs Bhagaban Das, Sushanta Deb, and Shambhu Lal Chakma, former Union Minister Pratima Bhoumik, and BJP Tripura state general secretaries Amit Rakshit and Papia Dutta. Party sources said leaders including Pratima Bhoumik, Abhishek Deb Roy, Nabadal Banik, Sushanta Deb, and Bhagaban Das have been allocated responsibility for seven constituencies each, while other leaders will oversee one constituency apiece.
The BJP’s central leadership has reportedly identified West Bengal as a priority state in the current electoral cycle. Union ministers Bhupendra Yadav and Biplab Kumar Deb are already actively involved in the campaign, while Prime Minister Narendra Modi has begun visiting the state to address rallies and review organisational preparedness. Former BJP national president J.P. Nadda has also instructed leaders from across the country to step up their presence in Bengal.
Political observers say the deployment of Tripura leaders goes beyond symbolism. The BJP is seeking to replicate its organisational model from Tripura by leveraging experienced leaders and cadres from neighbouring states to strengthen its grassroots network in West Bengal. The leaders are expected to tour their assigned constituencies extensively, interact with local party workers, organise outreach programmes, and energise the cadre in the run-up to the crucial Assembly elections.
