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Nitin Nabin to visit West Bengal on Sep 15 amid BJP’s organisational and poll preparations

Kolkata, Sep 9 (UNI) BJP national president Nitin Nabin is scheduled to visit West Bengal on September 15, his first trip to the state since the announcement of the party’s new central committee.
During his two-day visit, Nabin is expected to hold a series of organisational meetings with senior state leaders and functionaries as the party prepares for a series of electoral and political challenges.
According to BJP sources, the discussions will focus on the party’s organisational preparedness at various levels, besides the prevailing political situation in the state. The proposed ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’, scheduled to be held across West Bengal from September 17 to October 17, is also expected to figure prominently in the meetings.
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