Sukanta Majumdar has especially come in the line of fire. Some BJP leaders are pressing for a “full-time state party president”The West Bengal unit of the BJP is likely to announce its district presidents after a two-day marathon meeting over the weekend, it is learnt. Also, the party will announce its new state president by the end of this month or the first week of March.The party has already started preparations for the Assembly elections sue next year with the appointment of over 1,000 mandal (zonal) presidents.According to a senior BJP leader, over 39 district presidents will be announced this week. The names have been selected and the party is just waiting for a green signal from the central leadership, he added.Also Read | Salim continuum & new teams: How CPI(M) is planning its revival in BengalSukanta Majumdar, who currently holds the state president’s post, was made a Union Minister in June last year after he was elected from Balurghat in the Lok Sabha elections.Party insiders said the new state president will set the tone for the party’s strategy in the 2026 elections and boost the morale of grassroots workers, for whom the BJP’s loss in the recent by-polls had a “negative effect”.The BJP’s decimation in the recent bypolls led to a section of the party leaders demanding a change in the state leadership and calling for fixing accountability.Sukanta Majumdar has especially come in the line of fire. Some BJP leaders are pressing for a “full-time state party president” on the grounds that the incumbent chief has been inducted as a Union minister.Story continues below this adEarlier this month, out of the total 1,280 mandals, the state BJP leadership appointed new presidents in over 1,000 mandals. Since then, party workers have opposed the party leadership’s decision and protested in several areas, including Bishnupur in Bankura, Dantan in Purba Medinipur, and Barwan in Murshidabad districts. They claimed the “chosen” mandal presidents “have no experience”.© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:Sukanta MajumdarWest Bengal Assembly elections