Bengal BJP sets up election management committee for LS polls
Former state president Dilip Ghosh was given a berth in the committee which has surprised many within the party as he is presently not in the hierarchy of state or national level of the party.
KOLKATA: The BJP’s Bengal chapter has set up a 20-member committee headed by state president Sukanta Majumdar to oversee the party’s affairs in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
In a meeting held at the party’s Salt Lake office on Saturday, the members of the committee have been tasked with specific roles to play in the general elections.
Former state president and national vice president Dilip Ghosh was given a berth in the committee which has surprised many within the party as Ghosh is presently not in the hierarchy of state or national level of the party.
The committee comprises four Union ministers of state Subhash Sarkar, Nisith Pramanik, John Barla and Shantanu Thakur, general secretary (organisation) Amitava Chakrabarty, joint general secretary (organisation) Satish Dhond. Besides, five general secretaries, Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari and former state president Rahul Sinha and Midnapore MP Ghosh were included in the committee.
Setting up the committee is followed by Union minister Amit Shah’s Kolkata visit in December instructing the Bengal functionaries to form election monitoring committee and assign each of the members with specific responsibilities related to the Lok Sabha elections.
“Among the general secretaries, Jagannath Chattopadhyay will be responsible for overseeing the party’s affairs in conducting the elections. Dhond and Chakrabarty will also play a a key role,” said a senior BJP leader.
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