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14 July 2026

Governor Jagdeep Dhankar visits former CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee

Bhattacharjee has been out of active politics for several years now, due to health reasons.

Governor Jagdeep Dhankar visits former CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar today paid a visit to former chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee.

Bhattacharjee, chief minister of the Left Front government in Bengal till 2011, has been ailing for the past few years. He hasn’t stepped out of his Palm Avenue home for months, and could not step out of his vehicle at the party’s last meeting on the Brigade Parade Grounds due to his health condition.

Though he has been out of active politics for the past few years, Bhattacharjee is loved and respected by people across political parties.

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The Bengal Governor, who took charge in July, went to Bhattacharjee’s Palm Avenue flat on Wednesday. Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s wife Mira welcomed him to their tiny flat where they have been living for the past few decades. The former Bengal CM has refused to move out of the tiny accommodation.

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