West Bengal polls 2026: Dilip Ghosh to contest from Kharagpur Sadar
The Hindu
Dilip Ghosh will contest Kharagpur Sadar in the 2026 West Bengal polls, aiming for increased BJP votes.
Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Dilip Ghosh has returned to contest from the Kharagpur Sadar Assembly constituency, a seat he won in the 2016 Assembly elections, as the party released its first list of 144 candidates for the West Bengal Assembly elections.
Speaking to the reporters, Dilip Ghosh said the party aims to gain more votes than in the last Assembly elections. "The party felt I should be made the candidate, so it made the announcement. As party workers, we have to follow this and win the election... We aim to win with more votes than the BJP got last time," he said.
Dilip Ghosh is a prominent BJP face in West Bengal politics. He has served as the BJP State president from 2015 to 2021. He was elected as MP from Medinipur Lok Sabha constituency in the 2019 general elections.
Mr. Ghosh, who has deep ties with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), made his electoral debut in 2016, winning the Kharagpur Sadar Assembly constituency.
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