With Bihar effectively ticked off the checklist, Union Home Minister Amit Shah is set to ring in the year-end in West Bengal, signalling a clear sharpening of the BJP’s political focus on the state ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections.According to initial plans, Shah will land in Kolkata on the 29th at 7 pm and head straight to the BJP office, where he will take stock of the state’s organisational progress so far. The Home Minister is likely to hold a “big bang” press conference in Kolkata on December 30. A luncheon interaction with senior journalists is also on the anvil the same day, indicating that Shah’s visit is as much about shaping the narrative as it is about internal party strategy. However, no final call has been taken on this event, say sources in the Bengal BJP.BJP sources say Shah will chair multiple organisational meetings during his stay, reviewing the party’s preparedness, booth-level feedback and future roadmap. Notably, no public rally has been planned yet, suggesting that this visit is more of a closed-door stock-taking exercise rather than a mass mobilisation event.
Shah is slated to hold a closed-door meeting with functionaries of the RSS on the 30th. Apart from that meeting, during his stay in Kolkata, he will hold a separate meeting with the BJP’s MPs and MLAs, which is likely to be held at the Science City auditorium.