Archive · 25 Sep 2026
Bengal BJP Relieves Six Ministers in Major Organisational Rejig
The Bengal BJP has changed many jobs inside its state party organization.
Six ministers were removed from party posts because the party wants one person to hold only one main position.
This allows the ministers to focus on their government responsibilities.
Anjana Basu is now leading the party’s women’s wing.
Amit Samanta is taking charge of the youth wing.
Locket Chatterjee and Soumitra Khan were made state general secretaries.
Several district and other wing leaders were also replaced.
The changes come before municipal elections that may be held in late November.
The Bengal BJP removed six ministers from organisational posts under its “one individual, one post” principle.
Tapas Roy, Jagannath Chattopadhyay, Agnimitra Paul and Dipak Burman lost state vice-president roles, while Shankar Ghosh and Indranil Khan were also relieved.
Actor-politician Anjana Basu was appointed state president of the BJP Mahila Morcha, replacing Phalguni Patra.
Amit Samanta replaced Indranil Khan as BJP Yuva Morcha president, while Locket Chatterjee and Soumitra Khan became state general secretaries.
The reshuffle includes new district presidents, morcha leaders and divisional convenors ahead of expected municipal elections.
- Who
- The Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party, including six ministers and several newly appointed office-bearers.
- What
- A major organisational reshuffle removed six ministers from party posts and appointed new state, district and affiliated-wing leaders.
- When
- The latest changes were announced on Friday; the broader reorganisation began after Samik Bhattacharya became state president in July 2025.
- Where
- Across the Bharatiya Janata Party’s West Bengal state organisation, including Kolkata, Howrah and seven organisational districts.
- Why
- The party cited its “one individual, one post” principle and the need for ministers to focus on administrative responsibilities, ahead of municipal elections.
- Ministers relieved
- Tapas Roy, Jagannath Chattopadhyay, Agnimitra Paul, Dipak Burman, Shankar Ghosh and Indranil Khan
- New Mahila Morcha president
- Actor-politician Anjana Basu
- New Yuva Morcha president
- Amta MLA Amit Samanta
- New state general secretaries
- Locket Chatterjee and Bishnupur MP Soumitra Khan
- New state vice-president
- Darjeeling MP Raju Bista
- Expected civic elections
- Municipal corporation polls, including Kolkata and Howrah, are likely in late November according to sources cited from the State Election Commission.
- Organisational districts reshuffled
- Barasat, Bongaon, Serampore, Arambagh, Medinipur, Burdwan and Katwa