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Who is Dilip Ghosh?

Dilip Ghosh is an Indian politician from the state of West Bengal. Ghosh, born on August 1, 1964, is the 9th state president of Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) Bengal unit. He currently represents Bengal’s Medinipur constituency as the Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha.

 


Dilip Ghosh's early life

Ghosh was born in the village of Kuliana near Gopiballavpur of West Medinipur district, West Bengal. Born to Bholanath Ghosh and Puspalata Ghosh, he is the second of four sons. After completing his schooling, he did a diploma course in engineering from a polytechnic college in Jhargram, according to the affidavit filed with
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TMC creates atmosphere of fear before elections, says BJP's Dilip Ghosh

The BJP leader further claimed that TMC have begun vandalising BJP offices. They try to intimidate opposition voices and influence the election results

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Updated On : 02 Nov 2024 | 9:56 AM IST

BJP's Ghosh faces crucial battle for survival in Bardhaman-Durgapur seat

Ghosh's opponents in this electoral race include TMC candidate and former India cricketer Kirti Azad, as well as the LeftCongress alliance candidate Sukriti Ghoshal

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Updated On : 27 Apr 2024 | 10:54 AM IST

LS polls: EC censures Cong's Shrinate & BJP's Ghosh for offensive remarks

The Election Commission said the two leaders violated the model code of conduct and that their election-related communications will be closely monitored from now on

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Updated On : 01 Apr 2024 | 1:41 PM IST

FIR lodged against BJP leader Dilip Ghosh for remarks against CM Mamata

He expressed regret for his remarks on Wednesday, acknowledging that both his party and the general public had reservations about his choice of words

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Updated On : 28 Mar 2024 | 12:23 PM IST

EC issues show-cause notices to Ghosh, Shrinate for remarks targeting women

Ranaut has been fielded by the BJP from Himachal Pradesh's Mandi Lok Sabha seat for the parliamentary elections

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Updated On : 27 Mar 2024 | 5:49 PM IST

BJP MP Dilip Ghosh apologises for his comments on CM Mamata Banerjee

BJP MP Dilip Ghosh said that wherever Mamata Banerjee goes, she calls herself the daughter of that state, and "she must identify her own father"

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Updated On : 27 Mar 2024 | 1:14 PM IST

'BJP is frustrated in Bengal. It is losing': TMC responds to 'father' jab

TMC Sushmita Dev stated that BJP MP Dilip Ghosh's remarks against CM Mamata Banerjee went against Indian politics & traditions, and reflected the party's double standards when it came to women

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Updated On : 26 Mar 2024 | 4:51 PM IST

TMC govt refraining people from participating in Ram temple event, says BJP

The consecration ceremony at the Ram temple in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya will be held on Monday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi performing the rituals

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Updated On : 22 Jan 2024 | 11:19 AM IST

Situation in Bengal is worse than Manipur, says BJP MP Dilip Ghosh

Ghosh also slammed TMC MP Satabdi Roy and said that most of the corruption and violence was happening in her constituency, Birbhum

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Updated On : 07 Jan 2024 | 2:53 PM IST

Congress will have to learn to say 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai': BJP's Dilip Ghosh

He said this after offering prayers at Chhath Ghat following rituals in West Bengal's West Medinipur district

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Updated On : 20 Nov 2023 | 11:49 AM IST

Dilip Ghosh may be used to bolster BJP's WB unit before LS polls: Majumdar

BJP president JP Nadda rejigged the list of the party's central office bearers on Saturday, in which the Lok Sabha MP from Medinipur constituency was dropped as vice-president

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Updated On : 29 Jul 2023 | 5:34 PM IST

Trinamool palming off welfare scheme benefits, cheating people: Dilip Ghosh

The coming year is politically crucial for West Bengal as the three-tier panchayat elections, perceived to be the curtain-raiser for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, are scheduled to be held in 2023.

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Updated On : 26 Dec 2022 | 12:35 PM IST

TMC leaders will be publicly beaten up for involvement in scams: Ghosh

BJP national vice-president Dilip Ghosh courted yet another controversy by saying that the day is not far off when the TMC leaders will be "publicly beaten up" for their involvement

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Updated On : 26 Aug 2022 | 11:14 PM IST

BJP brass scoffs at party VP Dilip Ghosh's remarks on impartiality of CBI

The BJP central leadership spoke to the party's national vice-president Dilip Ghosh over his recent remarks questioning the impartiality of the CBI and asked him to refrain from making such remarks

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Updated On : 24 Aug 2022 | 8:25 AM IST

BJP top brass pulls up Dilip Ghosh over his questioning CBI's impartiality

Ghosh had recently stirred a hornet's nest by claiming that some CBI officers were hand in glove with the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal.

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Updated On : 23 Aug 2022 | 11:22 PM IST

Dare police to arrest me; need not learn decency from TMC: Dilip Ghosh

BJP national vice-president Dilip Ghosh has dared the police to arrest him and ruling party workers to "lay hands on him", asserting he need not learn decency and ethics from murderer and corrupt TMC

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Updated On : 08 Jul 2022 | 2:42 PM IST

BJP censors Bengal MP Dilip Ghosh, bars him from speaking to media

BJP's Arun Singh, in a letter to Ghosh pointed out that certain statements and outbursts by the latter have not only angered the state party leaders, but also embarrassed the central leadership.

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Updated On : 01 Jun 2022 | 10:33 PM IST

BJP MLAs demand separate UT for northern West Bengal at Amit Shah rally

BJP national vice-president Dilip Ghosh, a former chief of the party's West Bengal unit, said he agrees with the demand, claiming that the people of the region want it

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Updated On : 06 May 2022 | 7:20 AM IST

BJP's Ghosh stopped from campaigning by police for 'flouting' Covid norms

He was seen having an altercation with police officials

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Updated On : 12 Jan 2022 | 1:47 AM IST

West Bengal BJP to go for organisational change soon, says Dilip Ghosh

Ghosh said BJP president JP Nadda, union ministers, central office bearers of the party will be present in the meeting. The state leadership of the party will join the meeting virtually.

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Updated On : 07 Nov 2021 | 7:37 AM IST