2026 polls: BJP revamps Bengal strategy with new outside leaders

Fresh from its victory in Bihar, the Bharatiya Janata Party has begun sharpening its political machinery for West Bengal, unveiling a revamped organisational blueprint aimed squarely at capturing power inthe 2026 Assembly elections.

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The party has quietly set up anew strategy team led largely by leaders from outside Bengal ~amove that signals a decisive centralisation of the campaign and a shift away from state-centric leadership.Over the past fortnight, senior BJP strategists Sunil Bansal, Bhupender Yadav and Biplab Deb ~ all entrusted with Bengal at the central level ~ have been visiting the state almost every week, holding a series of closed-door meetings at the party’s Salt Lake headquarters. Simultaneously, BJP is preparing to station leaders from multiple states across Bengal’s districts for long stretches, with aman