Nabin tells BJP ministers in West Bengal that the party should not interfere in the functioning of the government

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari welcomes BJP National President Nitin Nabin at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata | Photo credit: ANI

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Nabin’s two-day visit to West Bengal focused on creating synergy between the party and the government. The visit comes ahead of by-polls in two assembly seats, Rejinagar and Nandigram. The party is also gearing up for civic polls after the Durga Pujas.

Mr. Nabin arrived in the State on Sunday, where he participated in a series of organizational meetings.

West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya said Mr Nabin had made it clear during a high-level meeting with the State Council of Ministers that “ministers should perform their respective roles and that the party organization should not interfere in the functioning of the government”.

While the previous Trinamool Congress regime was marked by the centralization of power in one person who was the head of both the party and the government, the Suvendu Adhikari-led BJP government has to work in tandem with the party led by Mr Bhattacharya.

Last week, the BJP’s state unit carried out an organizational reshuffle, appointing new faces across the organisation, from its Mahila, Yuva and OBC Morchs to district presidents and state secretaries, ahead of the municipal elections.

Six prominent ministers in the BJP government—Tapas Roy, Jagannath Chattopadhyay, Agnimitra Paul, Dipak Burman, Shankar Ghosh and Indranil Khan—were relieved of their organizational duties in line with the party’s “one individual, one seat” policy.

Among other changes, actress-turned-politician Anjana Basu has been appointed as the new state president of the BJP Mahila Morcha. Locket Chatterjee and Bishnupur MP Soumitra Khan were appointed as state general secretaries, while Darjeeling MP Raju Bista was appointed as the vice president. The party retained Sunil Bansal in-charge of West Bengal while removing Amit Malviya who was co-observer of the state. It recently appointed three new co-observers.

The civic body polls in seven city corporations, including Kolkata Municipal Corporation and Howrah Municipal Corporation, are likely to be held in November after the Durga Pujas.

On Monday, Mr. Nabin attended a number of events, including the ‘Yuva Samvad Conclave’, where Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari was also present.

Mr. Nabin praised the Chief Minister for the pace at which he was implementing the policies of the new government. The BJP president said that the West Bengal government would focus on creating employment opportunities for the youth of the state.

“Around 6,700 companies closed shop in West Bengal during the 15-year rule of the Trinamool Congress…There was capital flight during this period. The BJP government’s priority in the state would be to create an atmosphere conducive to investment,” he said.

Published – 29 Sep 2026 06:24 IST