BJP West Bengal chief asserts 'Successful people like Sourav Ganguly should join politics'

A day after Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly met West Bengal Goverr Jagdeep Dhankhar, state BJP chief Dilip Ghosh said a successful person like him should enter politics. He added that his party was ready to take along everyone in its fight against ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC).

While speaking to reporters, Ghosh said that Sourav Ganguly has every right to meet Goverr as he is former captain of Indian [men’s] cricket team and w president of BCCI. While appealing to people to join BJP, he said, a successful person like Ganguly should join politics.

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With West Bengal Assembly elections due next year, speculation is rife that Ganguly may join saffron party. After meeting on Sunday, Dhankhar said he interacted with former cricketer on “varied issues” and anunced that he accepted Ganguly’s offer to visit Eden Gardens. He had reached Raj Bhavan at around 4.30 pm and meeting lasted for an hour. 

Asking reporters t to speculate about visit, Ganguly said he had come to invite Goverr to Eden Gardens as he has never visited stadium.

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