Kolkata: Keeping in mind the Lok Sabha elections in 2024, the West Bengal unit of BJP has brought about a major reshuffle in its district organizational network.
One organizational district represents one Lok Sabha area, and there are 42 organizational districts of BJP in West Bengal. The presidents of the organizational districts in South Kolkata and North Kolkata have been removed following the disastrous results of the party in the recently concluded Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) polls, where the total number of BJP councillors came down from seven to three.
Out of the 42 organizational districts, the existing presidents of six only have been retained and those for the other 36 districts have been replaced. State BJP president, Sukanta Majumdar informed that the new committees have a perfect blend of old and new faces. Previously, there were 39 organizational districts of the party. Now the number increases to 42.
Why a reshuffling now?
Speaking to ETV Bharat on this reshuffle, BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar said that it is a general practice that district presidents are changed with the change of state president. “This is a routine reshuffle. The earlier district presidents have been made observers for a different districts. New faces are roped in so that they work with a renewed zeal,” he said.
The BJP’s state general secretary (organization), Amitava Chakrabarty said the focus had been on roping in new faces since it is necessary to tighten the organizational network before the 2021 Lok Sabha elections. As BJP failed to grab power in West Bengal after the 2021 state assembly elections, even after Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and the Union home minister, Amit Shah had claimed to be grabbing at least 200 seats.
The party sources reveal that the district presidents who are proven inactive have been removed from their chairs. Only young active leaders are made the new district presidents. BJP sources said that this is unprecedented that as 36 organizational district presidents have been replaced at a time.
