Wed Apr 30 21:12:41 UTC 2025: **West Bengal BJP Leader Sparks Defection Rumors After Meeting Chief Minister**

Digha, West Bengal – Former West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh’s meeting with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the inauguration of a Jagannath temple in Digha on April 30th, 2025, has ignited speculation about a potential defection to the Trinamool Congress. Ghosh, who attended the ceremony with his wife, was welcomed by a state minister and met with Banerjee inside the temple.

The state BJP president, Sukanta Majumdar, swiftly distanced the party from Ghosh’s actions, stating that his attendance was not officially endorsed and that the party had decided against participating in the inauguration. This follows a pattern of BJP leaders defecting to the ruling party in recent years.

Ghosh, considered a highly successful BJP president who led the party to win 18 out of 42 Lok Sabha seats in 2019, was replaced in 2021. His subsequent loss in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections fueled reports of his marginalization within the party. With the BJP seeking a new state president ahead of the 2026 assembly polls, Ghosh’s meeting with Banerjee has raised significant questions about his political future.

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