
After 6 years, PM Modi to address rally in Durgapur
This is the second public rally which will be addressed by the Prime Minister in West Bengal, after Alipurduar, in the run up to the 2026 assembly polls next year.
PM had addressed a public rally in Alipurduar on May 29, first in Bengal after
Operation Sindoor
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BJP presently holds three Assembly seats in West Burdwan district.
BJP State President Samik Bhattacharya, Lo PSuvendu Adhikari, BJP former state Presidents Sukanta Majumdar and Dilip Ghosh will be present at the rally in Durgapur.
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