Overview
- BJP leaders say the Brigade Parade Ground event has been moved up from March 15 to March 14, with the schedule still subject to PMO confirmation.
- Party sources expect the Prime Minister to reach Kolkata on the night of March 13, speak on March 14, and return to New Delhi later that day.
- The Brigade gathering is positioned to conclude the Parivartan Yatra and to launch the BJP’s high-intensity push for the West Bengal Assembly elections.
- The yatra started from nine locations and is set to cover about 5,000 km across more than 200 constituencies, drawing participation from senior leaders including Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and Nitin Nabin.
- The state unit is finalizing two-tier candidate recommendations for all 294 seats, with an Election Commission poll timetable expected as early as next week.