India, Jan. 4 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is signaling a return to its organisational fundamentals in West Bengal by placing renewed faith in veteran leaders with proven grassroots reach and organisational expertise as it gears up for the decisive 2026 Assembly elections. The central leadership's renewed reliance on seasoned Bengal leaders-including state BJP president Shamik Bhattacharya, former state president Dilip Ghosh, and Rahul Sinha-marks a strategic recalibration aimed at repairing and consolidating the party's divided state unit.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, along with other senior organisational functionaries, has identified West Bengal as a key political battleground ahead of the 2026 polls. Securing victory in the ...