India, Jan. 1 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Dilip Ghosh, who the party's West Bengal unit had sidelined for months, was back in the spotlight on Thursday as he held a meeting with Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya and declared that he was ready to shoulder any responsibility assigned to him.

Ghosh told reporters after meeting Bhattacharya that they discussed preparations for the assembly elections expected in March-April. "I don't know what responsibility will be given to me, but I have said I am available 24x7," he said.

Bhattacharya also insisted that Ghosh had been with them all along. "Who says Dilip Ghosh was away from the party? He is the flesh and blood of our organisation. He will play all over the field, although...