Union Home Minister Amit Shah is on a two-day visit to West Bengal to bolster the BJP's outreach ahead of the 2026 assembly elections. He will address a meeting of BJP workers in Barrackpore at 11 am on Friday before flying to north Bengal around 2 pm. The visit underscores intensifying political activity in the poll-bound state.
Political activity is intensifying in West Bengal ahead of the 2026 assembly elections, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah on a two-day visit to strengthen the BJP's position. Shah arrived in the state and is scheduled to address BJP workers in Barrackpore at 11 am on Friday, followed by a flight to north Bengal around 2 pm.
The visit forms part of the BJP's broader outreach efforts as elections loom in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam, and Puducherry. Shah is also set to attend a closed-door organizational meeting with BJP leaders at the Airports Authority of India ground in Kolkata before departing for New Delhi.
Sources indicate this trip aims to counter the ruling Trinamool Congress led by Mamata Banerjee. While one update mentions the Barrackpore address on Saturday, the primary details point to Friday, January 31, 2026.
Meanwhile, campaigns heat up elsewhere, but Shah's Bengal itinerary remains the spotlight in these live updates.
