Inspired by Gopal Krishna Gokhale‘s statement, “What Bengal Thinks Today, India Thinks Tomorrow,” the conclave takes inspiration from Bengal’s long history of being a trailblazer in trade, business, transportation, and culture when Kolkata was the capital of British India. With this in mind, TV9 Bangla develops a vibrant platform to comprehend the impending elections in Bengal. Visionary minds, powerful voices, political leaders, politicians, and strategists will be engaged in this massive thought leadership forum, which will spark debates and advance political discourse. It seeks to establish a vibrant venue to discuss possibilities and problems influencing Bengal’s political environment.

Former Rajya Sabha MP Jawhar Sircar will give the keynote lecture at the conference, explaining how Bengal has also found hope in the face of despair. He will discuss Bengal’s current GDP status, per capita income, infrastructure and urban development, the growth of MSME, the expansion of labor-intensive technology, the encouragement of venture capital and private equity, the expansion of IT services, and the friendly relations with the state and the center.

Six panel talks were held, and they included:

• Thoughtful and impartial discussions
• Young politicians’ election campaigns
• The agenda for minority-related development
• Programs for women’s welfare
• Elements influencing the state’s plan.

The panel discussions will almost certainly culminate in a Bongo Yuddha Mega Debate. Ahead of the elections, the debate is expected to be a decisive political confrontation.

There will also be one-on-one interaction with the leading politicians.

The prominent speakers who will be sharing their voices are

• Bratya Basu, Minister of Higher Education & School Education Department, Government of West Bengal.
• Shashi Panja, Minister in Charge of Industry, Commerce & Enterprise, Women & Child Development & Social Welfare, Government of West Bengal.
• Firhad Hakim, Mayor of Kolkata, Minister In Charge of Urban Development & Municipal Affairs, Government of West Bengal;
• Kunal Ghosh, TMC
• Samik Bhattacharya, State President, BJP, West Bengal
• Sukanta Majumder, Union Minister of State for Education & Development of North-Eastern Region, Government Of India
• Dilip Ghosh, Former State BJP President

Others, who will be present, include Debangshu Bhattacharya (TMC), Shankar Ghosh(BJP), Arup Chakraborty (TMC), Rudranil Ghosh(BJP), Shatarup Ghosh (CPM), Dipsita Dhar(CPM), Humayun Kabir, founder of Janata Unnayan Party (JUP), Nawsad Siddique (ISF).

TV9 Bangla What Bengal Thinks Today will host the state’s most definitive, complete, and largest Conclave as Bengal determines its future over the next five years.

Priyanka Dutta