In these weeks that Yadav has spent in Bengal, he has travelled all over the state, covering every district. “The very fact that he has already covered all the districts in such a short time reveals how seriously he is taking the task,” said a Bengal BJP leader. The Lok Sabha polls and the Odisha state Assembly polls were being held simultaneously. Post the 2024 Lok Sabha election, the BJP seemed to be on a sticky wicket in Maharashtra. In Bengal, his partner in preparing the party for the poll battle is the former Tripura chief minister Biplab Deb.

Source: The Telegraph February 17, 2026 16:30 UTC