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Dilip Ghosh skips Modi rally, flies to Delhi

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July 19, 2025

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Dilip Ghosh did not attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally in Durgapur on Friday, signalling deepening tensions between the former West Bengal party chief and the state leadership.

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Ghosh, currently a national vice-president of the BJP, confirmed on Friday morning that he was flying to New Delhi instead. Speaking to reporters at Kolkata airport, Ghosh said: "Workers had invited me, but it seems the party does not want me at the rally. If my presence creates discomfort, I will stay away." His absence from the Prime Minister's event comes amid ongoing speculation over his marginalisation within the party's Bengal unit. While local workers had reached out to him regarding Modi's public meeting, Ghosh maintained that he never received a formal invitation from either the state or central le

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