Bengal CM opens RSS regional office as Sangh plans to double shakhas in the state
At the opening of the RSS's Keshav Smriti Bhavan in New Town, Kolkata, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari urged people to "join an RSS shakha and take part in nation-building".
Wednesday, 23 September 2026, 23:45 ISTBy Dharma & Bharat Bulletin Desk · 2 min read
- ThePrint (PTI)
At the opening of the RSS's Keshav Smriti Bhavan in New Town, Kolkata, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari urged people to "join an RSS shakha and take part in nation-building".
Key data
Shakhas in West Bengal expected to grow from about 5,000 in May 2026 to about 10,000.
Why it matters
Bengal's first BJP government is openly backing the Sangh's expansion in a state long dominated by the Left and the TMC.
GK: did you know?
Dr Keshav Baliram Hedgewar founded the RSS in Nagpur on Vijayadaśamī in 1925.
