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BJP's Shah, Nabin Skip Bengal Rallies for Strategy Talks Before Polls

BJP national president Nitin Nabin and Union Home Minister Amit Shah are visiting West Bengal this month exclusively for internal organisational meetings, avoiding public rallies. Nabin will arrive in Kolkata on January 27 for two days of closed-door talks with state leaders. Shah will undertake a similar single-day visit on January 30, focusing solely on election strategy discussions. The moves underscore the party's behind-the-scenes preparation for the state Assembly elections, whose dates are expected by late February or early March.

Key Points: Amit Shah, Nitin Nabin Bengal Visit Focus on BJP Strategy Meetings

  • Internal meetings over public rallies
  • Focus on 2024 Assembly election strategy
  • Nabin visits Jan 27-28
  • Shah's single-day visit on Jan 30
  • Poll dates expected Feb-Mar
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BJP's internal organisational meetings on focus during HM Shah, Nitin Nabin's Bengal visit

BJP's Amit Shah and Nitin Nabin to hold closed-door organisational meetings in West Bengal, focusing on election strategy ahead of 2024 Assembly polls.

"None of them, especially the Union Home Minister, will hold a single public rally during their Bengal visits this month. - BJP state committee member"

Kolkata, Jan 22

Successive month-end visits to West Bengal, first by the Bharatiya Janata Party's newly-elected national president Nitin Nabin and then by the Union Home Minister Amit Shah this month, will focus exclusively on internal organisational meetings on the party's strategy for the forthcoming Assembly elections in the state scheduled later this year.

"None of them, especially the Union Home Minister, will hold a single public rally during their Bengal visits this month. Both of them will be focusing on internal organisational meetings with the state BJP leaders on the strategy to be adopted and state-specific issues to be highlighted for the Assembly polls in the state scheduled this year," said a member of the BJP's state committee in West Bengal.

Nabin is scheduled to arrive in Kolkata on January 27 for a two-day visit. On that day, he will be holding a closed-door meeting with the top state leadership of the BJP in West Bengal.

The next day, he will have a scheduled programme at Burdwan in East Burdwan district, and his detailed programme there is yet to be announced.

On the same evening, he will return to New Delhi.

The Union Home Minister will undertake a single-day visit to West Bengal on January 30. Like Nabin, he will also concentrate on closed-door organisational meetings instead of addressing any public rally or participating in any roadshow during that one-day visit.

"The entire schedules of both Nabin and the Union Home Minister will be organisationally activity-oriented. The dates for the West Bengal Assembly elections are likely to be announced by the end of February or the beginning of March this year. Before that, both our party's national president and the Union Home Minister will be focusing on an internal meeting on election strategy," the state committee member said.

To recall, HM Shah made a year-end visit to West Bengal last month, and even during that visit, he avoided public rallies or roadshows and concentrated more on internal organisational meetings. His only public programme during the visit was a press conference.

- IANS

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Sarah B
Interesting to see the focus shift from mass rallies to backroom strategy. Amit Shah is known for his organizational skills. If they can build a strong, unified state leadership, it could make a real difference. The Bengal battle is always intense! 🗳️
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Priya S
Good. Less drama, more work. Bengal needs development and peace, not just political noise. Hope these meetings actually focus on real state-specific issues like unemployment and infrastructure, not just on how to win seats.
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Vikram M
It's a sign they might be course-correcting. The 2021 strategy of massive rallies didn't translate into expected wins. Maybe this closed-door, ground-level planning with local leaders is what was missing. Jai Bengal!
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Rohit P
With all due respect, this feels like too little, too late. The organizational weaknesses in Bengal BJP are deep-rooted. A couple of meetings won't fix the infighting and lack of a strong local face. They need a consistent, long-term plan, not just pre-election visits.
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Ananya R
Finally! Focusing on the organization is key. You can't win Bengal from Delhi. They need to empower and listen to the karyakartas on the ground. Hope Nitin Nabin's visit to Burdwan addresses the concerns of the grassroots workers. 🤞

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